Legal Opinion
Harradine v. Board of Supervisors
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 1, 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCHNEPP, J.
We are called upon to examine the role of the courts in the formulation and adoption of a constitutional plan for the reapportionment of the Board of Supervisors of Orleans County (Board). Special Term permanently enjoined the Board from holding a public hearing on a reapportionment plan previously rejected by the voters and sua sponte imposed its own judicial plan. We disapprove of the usurpation by the court of a legislative function and its intervention in a legally authorized legislative proceeding. A brief description of the factual background of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Harradine v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Kallenberger v. BuchananSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Harradine v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Harradine v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979