Legal Opinion
Seaman v. Fedourich
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1965PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobert W. Sloan, J.
By decision dated April 13, 1965 (45 Mise 2d 940), we found the apportionment of the members of the Common Council of the City of Binghamton in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution and section 11 of article I of the New York State Constitution and retained jurisdiction of the action so that we might, on application, review any apportionment plan adopted by local law.
The Common Council has since adopted Local Law No. 1 of 1965 which divides the City of Binghamton into Councilmanie Districts, the boundaries of which follow the former ward ■boundaries because, it is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
3Cited by5 opinions
- Seaman v. FedourichNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Bianchi v. GriffingDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1966
- Augostini v. LaskyNew York Supreme Court · 1965
- Seaman v. FedourichNew York Supreme Court · 1965
- Lodico v. Board of SupervisorsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966