Legal Opinion
Schaefer v. Thomson
District Court, D. Wyoming
Decided November 23, 1964No. Civ. 4717PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, as citizens and voters of the six most populous counties of the State of Wyoming, brought this action seeking to restrain and enjoin the defendants, who are state officers charged with conducting elections under state laws, 1 from proceeding in the 1964 primary and general elections under Chapter 22 of the Session Laws of Wyoming, 1963, relating to the election of representatives to the Wyoming State legislature. It is alleged that this statute is unconstitutional and void because the representation provided for wholly fails to result in a state senate and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Trustees of Dartmouth College v. WoodwardSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Brown v. ThomsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Cathcart v. MeyerWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
- Witzenburger v. State ex rel. Wyoming Community Development AuthorityWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Schaefer v. ThomsonDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 1965
- Williams v. WattWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
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