Legal Opinion
Wells v. Rockefeller
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1970No. 66-Civ.-1976PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
As a result of the retention of jurisdiction, this court has the dubious privilege of deciding for the third time whether the New York State Legislature has divided its 41 congressional districts into such units as may be constitutionally acceptable to the Supreme Court. The Legislature so acted because of an order of this court (June 17, 1969) directing that the Legislature “enact into law not later than January 30, 1970 a congressional districting plan that is in compliance with the requirements of the United States Constitution and which shall govern the election of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kirkpatrick v. PreislerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Colegrove v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Wells v. RockefellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Smith v. BoyleDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1997
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