Legal Opinion
Burton Ex Rel. Republican Party v. Sheheen
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided May 1, 1992No. Civ. A. 3:91-2983-1, 3:91-3310-1 and 3:91-3635-1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
In these consolidated cases, the court is called upon to either adopt or create plans for the redistricting 1 of South Carolina’s Senate, House of Representatives, and Congressional districts. Following tabulation of the 1990 decennial census, it was apparent the existing Senate, House, and Congressional plans could not be continued. 2 Although the South Carolina General Assembly passed new Senate and House plans, those plans were vetoed by the Governor, the vetoes were sustained, and no compromise was reached. The .General Assembly never passed a Congressional plan. These suits were…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Poe v. UllmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Marylanders for Fair Representation, Inc. v. SchaeferDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1994
- Daly v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- DeGrandy v. WetherellDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1992
- In Re Legislative Districting of the StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Legislative Redistricting CasesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
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