Legal Opinion
In re 1983 Legislative Apportionment of House, Senate, and Congressional Districts
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 9, 1983PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*822OPINION AND ORDER
This original proceeding brought directly before the Supreme Judicial Court challenges the constitutionality of the plans enacted by the 1983 Legislature for the apportionment of election districts for the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate.1 Pursuant to Me. Const, art. IV, pt. 1, § 3; art. IV, pt. 2, § 2, the Supreme Judicial Court is asked to declare that the legislatively enacted districting, chapter 93 of the Public Laws of 1983,2 is unconstitutional and then to make the necessary apportionment. On the basis of the evidence presented to the court and of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kirkpatrick v. PreislerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Pearson v. KosterSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
- In Re Reapportionment of Town of HartlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- Anderson v. WilleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- In re 2003 Legislative Apportionment of the House of RepresentativesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
- DESENA v. MaineDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2011
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