Ajello v. Schaffer

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

BLUMENFELD, Chief Judge.

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This is another one of several lawsuits concerning related issues arising out of efforts by state authorities to reapportion the Connecticut General Assembly following the 1970 census. The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the enforcement of a Connecticut Superior Court’s order that the election of state senators and representatives be held on November 7, 1972.

To put this most recent lawsuit into proper perspective, it will be helpful to view it against its complicated background of prior proceedings. Charged with the initial responsibility of…