Legal Opinion
Cosner v. Dalton
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 25, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-0492-R, 81-0516-R, 81-0530-R, 81-0552-R, 81-591-A, 81-0636-A and 81-0145-RoanokePublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated cases, several counties, organizations, and individuals challenge Virginia Acts of Assembly, 1981 Special Session, Chapter 12, August 11, 1981 (hereafter referred to as the Act of August 11), which reapportioned the electoral districts for the House of Delegates. 1
The defendants are a number of Virginia officials, including those who have responsibility for conducting the State’s elections. Various intervenors join the defendants in supporting the entire Act or specific provisions pertaining to their counties and cities.
The plaintiffs and their…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Terrazas v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Assembly v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- McGhee v. Granville CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- In Re Apportionment of State Legislature—1982Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Marylanders for Fair Representation, Inc. v. SchaeferDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1994
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