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Selzer v. Synhorst

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 6, 1962No. 50579PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSnell, J.

This action for declaratory judgment challenges the constitutionality of Senate File 504, now chapter 69, Acts of the Fifty-ninth General Assembly, relating to the reapportionment of state senatorial districts.

It should, of course, be kept in mind it is not our function to determine the wisdom of a legislative Act. Unless it contravenes the Constitution, it is valid.

Article III, section 1, Iowa Constitution, provides: “The powers of the government of Iowa shall be divided into three separate departments — the Legislative, the Executive, and the Judicial: and no person charged with the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Colegrove v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Nixon v. HerndonSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. Nixon v. CondonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Iowa Hotel Association v. State Board of RegentsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
  2. Coleman v. ProssSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  3. In Re Apportionment Law, Etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. Anggelis v. LandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1963
  5. State Ex Rel. Herr v. LaxaltNevada Supreme Court · 1968

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