Legal Opinion
John E. Baker and Geraldine S. George v. Regional High School District No. 5, Joseph M. Scott, Sr. v. Nonnewaug Regional School District No. 14
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 23, 1975No. 845, 898, 899, 921 and 922, Dockets 75-7001, 75-7009, 75-7015, 75-7039 and 75-7040PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this appeal is the applicability of one person-one vote principles (Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 84 S.Ct. 1632, 12 L.Ed.2d 506 (1964), and Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1, 84 S.Ct. 526, 11 L.Ed.2d 481 (1964)) to the election of school board members in two Connecticut regional school districts. 1 The districts in question are each comprised of towns with substantial population differences, but, as presently organized, each participating town has an equal number of elected representatives serving on the regional school board and voting with equal weight. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Gerald P. Kelleher v. Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Patrick C. English v. The Board of Education of the Town of Boonton William L. Librera, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. Board of Education of Town of Boonton, the Board of Education of Lincoln Park, Intervenor. Patrick C. English v. The Board of Education of the Town of Boonton William L. Librera, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. William L. Librera, the Board of Education of Lincoln Park, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Cantwell v. HudnutDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1976
- Franklin Tp. v. BD. OF ED. N. HUNTERDON REG. HIGH SCH.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Barnes v. Board of Directors, Mount Anthony Union High School District (No. 14)District Court, D. Vermont · 1976
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