Legal Opinion
Mahan v. Howell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 27, 1971No. A-84PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Black,
Acting Circuit Justice.
These cases, presented to The Chief Justice and assigned to me for action in his absence, challenge the judgment of a federal three-judge court holding unconstitutional in part an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia providing for reapportionment of its State Senate and House of Delegates. The cases were filed in different three-judge district courts and were consolidated for trial in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In an opinion written by Circuit Judge Bryan, the consolidated court held parts of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kirkpatrick v. PreislerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wells v. RockefellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
3Cited by22 opinions
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- Graves v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In the Interest of J. R. M.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1972
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