Legal Opinion
Yancey v. Faubus
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided November 4, 1965No. LR-64-C-96PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
On January 28, 1965, this court held that the scheme of apportionment of the membership of the Arkansas Legislature prescribed by sections 2 and 3 of Amendment 45 to the 1874 Constitution of the State of Arkansas was unconstitutional, and that defendants, members of the Board of Apportionment created by section 1 of that Amendment, would be required to prepare and put into effect a constitutional reapportionment of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Yancey v. Faubus, E.D.Ark., 238 F.Supp. 290. An appropriate decree was entered from which there was no appeal.
On May 17, 1965, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Roman v. SincockSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- Newbold v. OsserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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- Rockefeller v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
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