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Connor Vs. Coleman
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- US Supreme Court
- Mar 26, 1979
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U.S. 612 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Connor v. ColemanSearch
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U.S. 612 (1979) Connor v. ColemanSearch
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of the Mississippi Legislature. In the most recent of the Court's decisions in this extended litigation, Connor v. FinchSearch
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in the District of Columbia litigation. If upheld, the statutory plan would supersede any court-ordered one. See Wise v. LipscombSearch
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Mississippi Legislature. Our consideration of the petition for a writ of mandamus is continued for 30 days. See Connor v. ColemanSearch
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plaintiffs successfully challenged the extreme population variances of the existing legislative apportionment. Connor v. JohnsonSearch
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elections. Under the plan, 34 of the 52 house districts and 10 of the 36 senate districts were multimember. See Connor v. FinchSearch
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which authorized multimember representation for most house districts and almost half of the senate districts. Connor v. JohnsonSearch
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because they more closely reflect voter preferences, Connor v. JohnsonSearch
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not institute single-member districts, because it found that the difficulties were, in fact, insurmountable. Connor v. JohnsonSearch
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Ibid. (emphasis added). Despite our instructions, no Special Master was appointed. See Connor v. ColemanSearch
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of Chapman v. MeierSearch
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of state legislatures, the District Court further delayed its decision for the expected legislative action. Connor v. WallerSearch
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Id. at 1332. Page 440 U. S. 617 In June, 1975, this Court summarily and unanimously reversed. Connor v. WallerSearch
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of the Voting Rights Act. Ibid. Relying on the unambiguous holdings of Allen v. StateSearch
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Board of Elections, 393 U. S. 544 (1969), and Perkins v. MatthewsSearch
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U.S. at 393 U. S. 558 -561. Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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Perkins v. MatthewsSearch
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plan challenged by the Attorney General. And, once again, despite our admonitions in Connor Page 440 U. S. 618 v. JohnsonSearch
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U.S. at 402 U. S. 692 , and Connor v. WilliamsSearch
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App. to Pet. for Mandamus in Connor v. ColemanSearch
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further deliberations until this Court decided three pending cases involving reapportionment issues. See Connor v. ColemanSearch
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and our strong suggestion in Connor v. WilliamsSearch
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enter final judgment implementing the settlement plan. At a hearing on November 29, 1978, the court, relying on Wise v. LipscombSearch
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added). The court therefore set no deadlines for disposition of the plans before it. When counsel observed that Connor v. FinchSearch
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purely on the authority of Wise v. LipscombSearch
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course of this litigation, Connor v. FinchSearch
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procrastination are as unfounded as those it has previously invoked to evade its judicial responsibilities. Wise v. LipscombSearch
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provides no excuse for ignoring our express directive in Connor v. FinchSearch
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But this was no novel legal principle. Indeed, the District Court had relied on a similar statement in Chapman v. MeierSearch
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imminence of a state election makes it impractical for them to do so, it becomes the 'unwelcome obligation,' Connor v. FinchSearch
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Reply Brief for Petitioners 2 n. 2. I believe that the District Court's reliance on Wise v. LipscombSearch
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Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. UnitedSearch
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States, 279 U. S. 781 , 279 U. S. 785 (1929). Accord, United States v. HaleySearch
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two of eighty-four house districts and 14 of 39 senate districts were multimember. Brief for United States in Connor v. ColemanSearch
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The three cases were United Jewish Organization v. CareySearch
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U. S. 144 (1977), Beer v. UnitedSearch
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States, 425 U. S. 130 (1976), and East Carroll Parish School Board v. MarshallSearch
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Of course, legislative apportionments are entitled to greater deference than court-ordered plans. Connor v. FinchSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Connor v. ColemanSearch
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See Wise v. LipscombSearch
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