Legal Opinion
Avens v. Wright
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 27, 1970No. Civ. A. Nos. 69-C-25-A, 69-C-102-APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
In these two actions, citizens of Washington County, Virginia, and the supervisors of Buchanan County, Virginia, challenge the constitutionality of Va. Code Ann. §§ 15.1-571 through 15.1-581 which set out the procedure for reapportioning county magisterial districts, and § 24-145 which provides for filling vacancies in county offices. They complain that the reapportionment statute, by its own terms and when read with § 24-145, permits a circuit court to redistrict a county and then to appoint supervisors, who are elective officers, to vacancies created by the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Goodwin v. CookWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
- Evans v. BuchananDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1981
- Duncan v. TOWN OF BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIADistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
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