Legal Opinion
Mikell v. Rousseau
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 19, 1962No. 385PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShangraw, J.
The Constitution of the State of Vermont directs the General Assembly to make a new apportionment of the state senators to the several counties after the taking of each census of the United States, or after the taking of a special census by the State for apportionment purposes. Following the 1960 census, measures to accomplish this were introduced in the 1961 General Assembly, but the two branches failed to agree and reapportionment was not carried out. This litigation followed.
The action was brought by William E. Mikell, a citizen of Chittenden County, and took the form of a declaratory…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Asbury Park Press, Inc. v. WoolleySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
3Cited by18 opinions
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- W.M.C.A., Inc. v. SimonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Buckley v. HoffDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1964
- Lisco v. LoveDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1963
- In Re Senate Bill 177Supreme Court of Vermont · 1972
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