Chapman v. Meier

I respectfully dissent.

Today, a reconstituted majority of this court permanently adopts the stopgap apportionment scheme for North Dakota’s State Legislative Assembly known as the Dobson Plan, in the face of our earlier order1 which stated:

We approve the Dobson Plan of reapportionment at this time for the 1972 election only. This court retains jurisdiction of this cause for the purpose of adopting a different plan of reapportionment which will not be hampered by considerations of impending elections. [Chapman v. Meier, 372 F.Supp. 363, 367 (D.N.D., filed June 30, 1972)].

My colleagues thus…