Legal Opinion
White v. Crowell
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided July 26, 1977No. Civ. C-76-205 and C-76-233PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
These are actions to effect a reapportionment as to three districts from which Senators are elected to the upper house of the Tennessee legislature and to effect a reapportionment as to three districts from which Representatives are elected to the lower house of the legislature. All are single-member districts and are located in Shelby County, Tennessee. Since the claims are so nearly parallel, they were consolidated for oral argument by the three-judge court that was impanelled to consider them, and, for the same reason, the claims can be resolved in this single opinion.
Plaintiffs base these…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Rheuark v. ShawDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Lockert v. CrowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Harradine v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- O'SULLIVAN v. BrierDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1982
- Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1979
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