Legal Opinion
Town of Lockport v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 7, 1977No. 75-1157PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
New York law provides that a new county charter will go into effect only if it is approved in a referendum election by separate majorities of the voters who live in the cities within the county, and of those who live outside the cities. A three-judge Federal District Court held that these requirements violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. We noted probable jurisdiction of this direct appeal from the District Court’s judgment under 28 U. S. C. § 1253. 426 U. S. 918.
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County government in New York has traditionally taken the form of a single-branch legislature,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by150 opinions
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