Legal Opinion

Rybicki v. STATE BD. OF ELECTIONS OF STATE OF ILL.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 12, 1982No. 81 C 6030, 81 C 6052 and 81 C 6093PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, and GRADY and BUA, District Judges.

RYBICKI I

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated reapportionment cases, three groups of plaintiffs challenge the validity, under the federal and Illinois constitutions and related law, of Illinois’ 1981 state legislative redistricting plan (the “Commission Plan”). For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we reject the Rybicki plaintiffs’ allegations, on behalf of Republican and suburban interests, of noncompactness, partisan unfairness and impermissible fracturing of counties (and other political…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Mars Ketchum v. Jane M. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Wayne R. Metz v. Transit Mix, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Gingles v. EdmistenDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1984
  4. Gomez v. Illinois State Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
  5. Hastert v. State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991

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