Legal Opinion
Abate v. Mundt
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 1969PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBtjbke, J.
Rockland County is presently governed by a Board of Supervisors, consisting of the Supervisors of each of the county’s- five constituent towns. In early 1966, a Federal District Court, upon its finding that the board was malapportioned, ordered that a plan be devised which would satisfy the requirements of the Equal Protection Clause and that such plan be submitted to the voters of the county for their approval. (Lodico v. Board of Supervisors, 256 F. Supp. 442.) Pursuant to that order, three plans were devised and submitted to the voters but were rejected at the polls.
In September, 1968, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kirkpatrick v. PreislerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Jackman v. BodineSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Greenwald v. BOARD OF SUP'RS OF COUNTY OF SULLIVANDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Skolnick v. Mayor of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1970
- Greenwald v. Board of SupervisorsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- People v. IrizarryNew York Supreme Court · 1988
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