Legal Opinion
Whitcomb v. Chavis
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1971No. 92PublishedCited by 656 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
delivered the opinion of the Court with respéct to the validity of the multi-member election district in Marion County, Indiana (Parts I-VI), together with an opinion (Part VII), in which The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Black, and Me. Justice Black-mun joined, on the propriety of ordering redistricting of the entire State of Indiana, and announced the judgment of the Court.
We have before us in this case the validity under the Equal Protection Clause of the statutes districting and apportioning the State of Indiana for its general assembly elections. The principal issue centers on those…
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