Legal Opinion
Sewell v. St. Tammany Parish Police Jury
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 21, 1971No. Civ. A. 69-1271PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HEEBE, District Judge.
In June of 1969 the plaintiffs sued ■the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish to force reapportionment based on the “one man, one vote” principle. In July of that year the plaintiffs and defendants entered into a consent judgment which, although not reapportioning the members, put into effect a weighted vote system based on the 1960 census.
In May of 1971 the plaintiffs again challenged the existing apportionment scheme based on the 1960 census because the 1970 census information was available (although technically unofficial), and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Dameron v. Tangipahoa Parish Police JuryDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Karcher v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1983