Legal Opinion
William Cousins, Jr. v. City Council of the City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1974No. 73-1891, 73-2127PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
This action challenging the validity of the 1970 reapportionment of Chicago’s aldermanic wards on the grounds of racial and ethnic gerrymandering is here again on appeal from the judgment following the second trial. Many of the pertinent facts (including the 1970 map of Chicago’s wards) are set out in our earlier opinion (reversing and remanding the case for further proceedings) and will not be repeated here. Cousins v. City Council of City of Chicago, 466 F.2d 830 (7th Cir. 1972), cert. denied 409 U.S. 893, 93 S.Ct. 85, 34 L.Ed.2d 151.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Mississippi v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Ketchum v. City Council of City of Chicago, Ill.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- The Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican Party the Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- City of Lockhart v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
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