Legal Opinion
Hobson v. Tobriner
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 4, 1966No. Civ. A. 1071-66PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GASCH, District Judge.
This case came before the Court on application for a three-judge court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2282 and 28 U.S.C. § 2284. The complaint states that the plaintiffs are adult citizens and taxpayers of the United States and of the District of Columbia; three of the five plaintiffs represent that they are Negroes. The complaint further states that it is a class action brought to enjoin the enforcement of §§ 1-201 and 1-202 of the District of Columbia Code. These sections provide for the Presidential appointment of three Commissioners of the District of Columbia, one…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ex Parte PoreskySupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Susan E. O. Breakefield v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Adams v. ClintonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998
- Louisville v. BassDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1971
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