Legal Opinion
Hinton v. Threet
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided February 23, 1968No. Civ. A. 4565PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Chief Judge.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment that the Quarterly County Court of Rutherford County, Tennessee, as presently constituted, is so malapportioned as to violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Injunctive relief is also sought directing the defendants to put into effect a redistricting plan enacted by the 1967 Tennessee General Assembly. Plaintiffs in this cause are citizens and registered voters of the 13th Civil District of Rutherford County, Tennessee. Defendant James Threet is County Judge…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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