Legal Opinion
Chavis v. Whitcomb
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided July 28, 1969No. IP 69-C-23PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By Judges KERNER, STECKLER, and NOLAND:
This suit was tried before a three-judge court of the Southern District of Indiana, constituted under 28 U.S.C. § 2281 in that the complaint prays that certain statutes of the State of Indiana, having state-wide effect, 1 be declared violative of the Constitution of the United States. Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The complaint seeks declaratory relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and injunctive relief would necessarily accompany a judgment adverse to defendants.
The action was commenced against the Indiana General Assembly and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- City of Richmond v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Maryland Citizens for a Representative General Assembly v. Governor of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Sims v. AmosDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
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