Legal Opinion
Thigpen v. Meyers
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided December 13, 1962No. 5597PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEKS, District Judge.
Population growth generates many problems. This is one of them. Spawned by the historic pronouncement in Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 82 S.Ct. 691, 7 L.Ed.2d 663, this class action is before us challenging the Federal constitutionality of existing legislative and congressional reapportionment in the State of Washington. 1 Plaintiff is a registered voter residing in Midway Precinct of King County, a part of the 30th Legislative District and the 7th Congressional District. Defendants are the Secretary of State and the Attorney General of the State of Washington. Intervenor…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Kilgarlin v. MartinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1966
- Hackin v. LockwoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Ferrell v. State of Oklahoma Ex Rel. HallDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1972
- Butterworth v. DempseyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1964
- Davis v. SynhorstDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1963
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