Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. Golder

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 19, 1992No. 92-1310PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Theodore J. Fletcher, Virginia L. Gender and Dennis L. Beckley (appellants), proponents of a reapportionment plan for the County Council districts in St. Louis County, Missouri, appeal from the district court’s1 adoption of a different plan. We affirm.

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St. Louis County is divided into seven districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the County Council, the governing body of St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Charter (“Charter”) requires that a Reapportionment Commission (“Commission”) be appointed to reapportion the County Council districts within six…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Davis v. BandemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Essex v. KobachDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2012
  2. Nash v. BluntDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1992
  3. Corbett v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2002
  4. Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District No. 1District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1993
  5. Fletcher v. GolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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