Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Broughton v. Zimmerman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 1952PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*403CuRRiE, J.
The duty of the legislature to reapportion the state is stated in sec. 3, art. IV of the Wisconsin constitution as follows:
“At their first session after each enumeration made by the authority of the United States, the legislature shall apportion and district anew the members of the senate and assembly, according to the number of inhabitants, excluding Indians not taxed, soldiers, and officers of the United States army and navy.”
Ch. 728, Laws of 1951, provides:
“Section 1. . . . 4.01 Assembly districts. Until there shall be a new apportionment, the members of the assembly shall be…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Colegrove v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. CunningamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- People Ex Rel. Carter v. . RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Jones v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Fergus v. MarksIllinois Supreme Court · 1926
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Warren v. NusbaumWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. ZimmermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
- Borden Co. v. McDowellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
- State Ex Rel. Thomson v. ZimmermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
- State v. WakeenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
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