Legal Opinion
Morris v. Board of Estimate
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 1, 1982No. 81 CV 3920 (ERN)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEAHER, District Judge.
This action raises again the question of the application of the “one person, one vote” principle of the Fourteenth Amendment to an agency of local government. 1 Plaintiffs are three registered voters of the Borough of Brooklyn who seek declaratory and injunctive relief to remedy claimed disproportionate representation of their borough on the Board of Estimate of the City of New York. This Court’s jurisdiction over the action is not in controversy; indeed, the defendants join plaintiffs in seeking a disposition by summary judgment on the basis of an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Abate v. MundtSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Matter of Laguardia v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Board of Estimate of City of New York v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Vander Linden v. HodgesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Morris v. Board of EstimateDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1986
- Morris v. Board of EstimateDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Morris v. Board of EstimateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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