Legal Opinion

Block v. Allen

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 6, 1967No. 5-4210Published

1Opinion of the Court

411 S.W.2d 21 (1967)

Mark BLOCK, Appellant,

v.

Ben ALLEN et al., Appellees.

No. 5-4210.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 6, 1967.

Carl Langston and John Langston, Little Rock, for appellant.

Robinson, Thornton, McCloy & Young, Little Rock, for appellees.

BYRD, Justice.

This litigation arises as a result of the "one man, one vote" decisions of the United States Supreme Court,[1] and the case of Yancey v. Faubus, 238 F.Supp. 290 (E.D. Ark. 1965). Appellant Mark Block, a qualified voter, has brought this declaratory judgment action against the five Senators of the eighteenth senatorial district to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Roman v. SincockSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. TawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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