Legal Opinion
Wise v. Lipscomb
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 1978No. 77-529PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice White, joined by Justice Stewart
This case involves the recurring issue of distinguishing between legislatively enacted and judicially imposed reappor-tionments of state legislative bodies.
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In 1971 respondents, Negro and Mexican-American residents of Dallas, Tex., filed suit in the United States District *538Court for the Northern District of Texas against petitioners, the Mayor and members of the City Council of Dallas, the city’s legislative body, alleging that the at-large system of electing council members unconstitutionally diluted the vote of racial minorities. They sought a declaratory judgment to this effect and an…
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