Legal Opinion
Davenport v. Apportionment Commission
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 24, 1973PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Weintraub, C. J.
In Scrimminger v. Sherwin, 60 N. J. 483 (1972), we held invalid the plan for apportionment of the State Legislature adopted after the 1970 census. We remanded the subject to the Apportionment Commission for the preparation of another plan. The Commission then adopted the plan now before us. The trial court upheld the' plan, with a slight modification not here involved. The Appellate Division held the primary and general elections scheduled for this year may proceed under that plan but expressed doubts as to the plan's validity. 124 N.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- McNeil v. LEGISLATIVE APPORTIOMENT COMMISSION OF STATENew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003
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