Legal Opinion
Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 1970No. 37PublishedCited by 430 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
delivered the delivered theopinion of the Court. This case involves the extent to which the Fourteenth Amendment and the “one man, one vote” principle apply in the election of local governmental officials. Appellants are residents and taxpayers of the Kansas City School District, one of eight separate school' districts that have combined to form the Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City. Under Missouri law separate school districts may vote by referendum to establish a consolidated junior college district and elect six trustees to conduct and manage the necessary affairs of that…
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