Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Cooper v. Tennant
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 2012No. Nos. 11-1405, 11-1447, 11-1516, 11-1517, 11-1525PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, J.:
This matter is before this Court upon the filing of a petition for writ of mandamus by Thornton Cooper, No. 11-1405; petitions for writs of prohibition by Stephen Andes, et al., No. 11-1447 and by the Monroe County Commission, No. 11-1516; and petitions for writs of mandamus by Eldon Callen, et. al, No. 11-1517, and by Thornton Cooper, No. 11-1525. Petitioners Andes and Monroe County Commission challenge the constitutionality of House Bill 201 (“HB 201”), which is redistrieting legislation regarding the West Virginia House of Delegates that was adopted by the West Virginia…
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