Legal Opinion
Graves v. Barnes
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 14, 1972No. A-795PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Powell,
Circuit Justice.
This is an application for a stay of the judgment of a three-judge court sitting in the Western District of Texas. The court’s decision covers issues raised in four consolidated actions. The principal issues were as follows:
1. In Graves v. Barnes, plaintiffs challenged the State’s reapportionment plan for the senatorial districts in Harris County (Houston) on the ground that they were racially gerrymandered.
2. In Regester v. Bullock, the State’s reapportionment plan for the Texas House of Representatives was challenged on the grounds of population deviations…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Fortson v. DorseySupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
3Cited by44 opinions
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD OF CALIFORNIA v. ORRIN W. FOX CO. Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Texaco Inc. v. Pennzoil Company, State of Texas, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- ROSTKER, DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE, Et Al. v. GOLDBERG Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Wayne E. Ritter v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections and J.D. White, Warden, Holman UnitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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