Legal Opinion
Simkins v. Gressette
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided May 21, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-500-8PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BLATT, District Judge.
This is an action seeking reapportionment of the South Carolina Senate prior to the 1980 primary and general elections. The plaintiffs are eleven black citizens and registered electors of the State of South Carolina, residing in different counties across the State. The defendants are various state officials and the chairmen of the State Democratic and Republican parties. In their complaint, plaintiffs allege that the present Senate apportionment plan dilutes their voting strength in violation of the First, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fif teenth Amendments to the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- White v. DanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- White v. DanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Mac Govern v. ConnollyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
- Simkins v. GressetteCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Schiavone Construction Co. v. New York City Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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