Legal Opinion
Jose Romero v. Colbert Coldwell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1972No. 71-1414PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
The appellants sought by class action in the United States District Court a determination of whether the one-man, one-vote concept applies to elected justices of the peace in El Paso County, Texas. The court dismissed the petition on the ground that Avery v. Midland County, 390 U.S. 474, 88 S.Ct. 1114, 20 L.Ed.2d 45 (1968), had no application, and plaintiffs appealed. 1 The Supreme Court in Avery held the one-man, one-vote concept binding in the election of the members of the Midland County, Texas Commissioners Court, a local gov ernment unit having “general…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Meredith v. Winter HavenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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