Mader v. Crowell
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
2Per curiam 1
The complaint in this class action was filed March 8, 1978, to challenge the constitutionality of the apportionment of State Senatorial Districts enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1973. This court, on January 15, 1979, held that apportionment plan to be unconstitutional because it allowed a gross maximum deviation from population equality of 18.03 per cent. We enjoined defendants from conducting any further elections under said plan. We retained jurisdiction to impose a plan of apportionment if the General Assembly failed to enact a constitutional reapportionment plan by…
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3Cases cited29 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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4Cited by18 opinions
- Kahn v. GriffinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- Donatelli v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Parella v. MontalbanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
- In Re Senate Joint Resolution 2GSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- State Ex Rel. Lockert v. CrowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
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