Legal Opinion

Ellis v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided October 20, 1964No. Civ. A. 14555PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTER, District Judge.

By his Second Amended Complaint plaintiff, a resident and registered voter •of Baltimore City, sues on his own behalf and on behalf of all of the voters of .'Baltimore City who are similarly situat-ed, for declaratory and injunctive relief that (a) the apportionment of city coun.cilmen as presently prescribed in Section 16 of the Charter and Public Local Laws -of Baltimore City (1949 Ed.) (hereafter •called “Baltimore City Charter”) is in violation of the Equal Protection Clause -of the Fourteenth Amendment to the ■Constitution of the United States, and (b) that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Roman v. SincockSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer v. Cecil C. Campbell, Circuit Clerk and Registrar of Sunflower County, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. Seaman v. FedourichNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  4. SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOS. 2, 3, 6, 9, AND 10 v. CookWyoming Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Bianchi v. GriffingDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965

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