Legal Opinion
Brouwer v. Kent County Clerk
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1966No. Calendar 13, Docket 51,122PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouris, J.
(for affirmance).
This is an appeal from a decision of the circuit court for Kent county that the apportionment of seats in the Kent county board of supervisors violates the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution.
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On June 23,1964, barely one week after announcement by the United States Supreme Court of its decisions in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 US 533 (84 S Ct 1362, 12 L ed 2d 506), and five related cases, 1 plaintiffs, registered voters in the city of Grand Rapids, Kent county filed a complaint in the circuit court challenging the apportionment of representation…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Regents of the University v. Employment Relations CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Apportionment of Wayne County Board of Commissioners—1982Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Advisory Opinion re Constitutionality of PA 1966, No. 261Michigan Supreme Court · 1967
- Sailors v. Board of Education of County of KentDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1966
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