Jackman v. Bodine

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Weintraub, C. J.

This is another in a series of opinions relating to apportionment of the State Legislature. Jackman v. Bodine, 43 N. J. 453 (1964); 43 N. J. 491 (1964); 49 N. J. 406 (1967); 50 N. J. 127 (1967); 53 N. J. 585 (1969), cert. den. 396 U. S. 822, 90 S. Ct. 63, 24 L. Ed. 2d 73 (1969).

In the last Jackman opinion we expressed doubts as to whether the basic plan of apportionment in our State Constitution is compatible with federal constitutional requirements and directed further argument “to the end that the matter may be settled, if possible,…