Legal Opinion

Wilkins v. West

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 1, 2002No. Record 021003PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy

Article II, § 6 of the Constitution of Virginia provides:

Members of the House of Representatives of the United States and members of the Senate and of the House of Delegates of the General Assembly shall be elected from electoral districts established by the General Assembly. Every electoral district shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory and shall be so constituted as to give, as nearly as is practicable, representation in proportion to the population of the district. The General Assembly shall reapportion the Commonwealth into electoral districts in accordance with this…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. United States v. HaysSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Miller v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Cupp v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  5. Virginia Beach Beautification Commission v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  3. BOARD OF SUP'RS v. Bd. of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  4. Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2015
  5. Page v. Virginia State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2014

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