Legal Opinion
Farnum v. Burns
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 11, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0500PPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case involves the reapportionment of the Rhode Island Senate. Plaintiffs represent the class of all registered voters in Rhode Island. Defendants are the Secretary of State and the Board of Elections of Rhode Island. The Select Senate Redistricting Committee intervened on behalf of the defendants.
1. Procedural History
On April 9, 1982 the Rhode Island General Assembly enacted a reapportionment statute based on the 1980 census. This statute repealed the 1974 reapportionment scheme and established new state senatorial and…
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