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Burns Vs. Richardson

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Apr 25, 1966

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  1. Maryland Committee Vs. Tawes US Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1964
  2. Davis Vs. Mann US Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1964
  3. Roman Vs. Sincock US Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1964
  4. Reynolds Vs. Sims US Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1964
  5. Fortson Vs. Dorsey US Supreme Court · Jan 18, 1965
  6. Carrington Vs. Rash US Supreme Court · Mar 01, 1965
  7. United States Vs. Hark US Supreme Court · Jan 03, 1944
  8. U.S. 73 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court Burns v. Richardson
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  9. U.S. 73 (1966) Burns v. Richardson
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  10. here. They alleged that Hawaii's legislative apportionment was unconstitutional under our decisions in Reynolds v. Sims
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  11. This apportionment scheme was first attacked in the Supreme Court of Hawaii within a month after we decided Reynolds v. Sims
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  12. proceedings should await legislative proposals for a constitutional amendment or a constitutional convention. Guntert v. Richardson
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  13. Haw. 662, 394 P.2d 444. Compare Reynolds v. Sims
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  14. on that island from two to five. It was not contended that the apportionment failed to meet the standard of Reynolds v. Sims
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  15. Court concluded that, as a matter of state law, the house and senate apportionment plans were severable. Compare Lucas v. Colorado
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  16. General Assembly, 377 U. S. 713 , 377 U. S. 735 . Even so, Maryland Committee v. Tawes
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  17. Our decision in Reynolds v. Sims
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  18. Fortson v. Dorsey
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  19. U. S. 433 . Where the requirements of Reynolds v. Sims
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  20. that a particular multi-member scheme effects an invidious result must appear from evidence in the record. Cf. McGowan v. Maryland
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  21. The holding in Reynolds v. Sims
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  22. Indeed, in WMCA, Inc. v. Lomenzo
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  23. Page 384 U. S. 92 no different from apportionments using a total population measure. Neither in Reynolds v. Sims
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  24. constitutionally founded reason to interfere. Unless a choice is one the Constitution forbids, cf., e.g., Carrington v. Rash
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  25. the resulting apportionment base offends no constitutional bar, and compliance with the rule established in Reynolds v. Sims
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  26. Ellis v. Mayor
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  27. Together with No. 323, Cravalho et al. v. Richardson
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  28. et al., and No. 409, Abe et al. v. Richardson
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  29. U. S. 695 , and Lucas v. Colorado
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  30. itself had authority under state law to adopt an interim apportionment plan, in view of the decision in Guntert v. Richardson
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  31. view that use of the method of equal proportions itself saved the plan from constitutional challenge based on Reynolds v. Sims
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  32. April 28, 1965. Notices of appeal were filed May 3 and 7, 1965. Whether judged by the date of entry, United States v. Hark
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  33. in the decision of February 17 was not finally made effective until the decision of April 28, United States v. Crescent
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  34. that the limitations were suggested by the legislators themselves. Nevertheless, consistently with Maryland Committee v. Tawes
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  35. E.g., WMCA, Inc. v. Lomenzo
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  36. In Davis v. Mann
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  37. Carrington v. Rash
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  38. Buckley v. Hoff
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  39. Such a restriction, if imposed by a State, would violate the Equal Protection Clause. Carrington v. Rash
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  40. in the result. Because judicial responsibility requires me, as I see things, to bow to the authority of Reynolds v. Sims
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  41. other kind of a population apportionment. MR. JUSTICE STEWART, concurring in the judgment. At the time Reynolds v. Sims
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  42. Lucas v. Colorado
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  43. changed my views. I still believe the Court misconceived the requirements of the Equal Protection Clause in Reynolds v. Sims
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  44. U.S. Supreme Court Burns v. Richardson
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  45. Guntert v. Richardson
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  46. Compare Reynolds v. Sims
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  47. of Reynolds v. Sims
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  48. Compare Lucas v. Colorado
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  49. Cf. McGowan v. Maryland
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  50. and Lucas v. Colorado
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