Legal Opinion
Wells v. Edwards
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided August 16, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-200PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GORDON WEST, District Judge:
Plaintiff, a qualified and registered voter residing in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, brings this suit seeking a reapportionment of the judicial districts from which the seven Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana are elected. She seeks (1) an injunction enjoining the State from holding a scheduled election on August 19, 1972, (2) an order compelling the Legislature of the State of Louisiana to enact a plan of apportionment of judicial districts in accordance with the one-man, one-vote principle, and (3) an order re-scheduling…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Buchanan v. RhodesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1966
- New York State Ass'n of Trial Lawyers v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Republican Party of North Carolina v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Chisom v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Republican Party Of North Carolina v. James G. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Norman E. Wymbs and Ann R. Cassady v. Republican State Executive Committee of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- The Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican Party the Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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