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Holmes v. Farmer

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 10, 1984No. 83-149-AppealPublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs1 from a judgment of the Superior Court dismissing their complaint challenging the constitutionality of the legislation reapportioning "and redistricting the Rhode Island Legislature, specifically the House of Representatives.

The plaintiffs claimed that the reapportionment plans violated the Rhode Island Constitution’s requirement of compactness; that the plans violated the equal-protection clauses of the United States’ and Rhode Island’s Constitutions because of population inequality among the districts; that certain defendant…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Butchers' Benevolent Ass'n v. Crescent City Live-Stock Landing & Slaughter-House Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
  5. Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. In Re Advisory Opinion to the GovernorSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  2. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission v. FieldsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2003
  3. In Re Advisory Opinion to the House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
  4. Parella v. MontalbanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
  5. Kenai Peninsula Borough v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1987

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