Legal Opinion
Rapelyea v. Nassau County Board of Supervisors
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 7, 1975Published
1Opinion of the CourtDavid T. Gibbons, J.
The petitioners, by order to show cause, seek an order "pursuant to Article 78 of the CPLR mandating the Board of Supervisors to redistrict the County of Nassau to construct a district composed of Hempstead, Roosevelt, Freeport, Lakeview and Uniondale covering all census tracts that are comprised of a minority population of Black and Spanish speaking residents.” The court has disposed of the procedural elements and will concern itself with the merits of the petition. Testimony was presented by Eugene S. Rapelyea, petitioner, in amplification of his petition.
The petition appears to direct…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ely v. KlahrSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burnette v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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