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Brown Vs. Thomson

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 22, 1983

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  1. Reynolds Vs. Sims US Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1964
  2. Roman Vs. Sincock US Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1964
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  3. Abate Vs. Mundt US Supreme Court · Jun 07, 1971
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  4. KilgarlIn Vs. Hill US Supreme Court · Feb 20, 1967
  5. Connor Vs. Finch US Supreme Court · May 31, 1977
  6. Chapman Vs. Meier US Supreme Court · Jan 27, 1975
  7. White Vs. Weiser US Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1973
  8. Kirkpatrick Vs. Preisler US Supreme Court · Apr 07, 1969
  9. Baker Vs. Carr US Supreme Court · Mar 26, 1962
  10. Harrison Vs. Schaefer US Supreme Court · Feb 28, 1966
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  11. U.S. 835 (1983) U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. Thomson
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  12. U.S. 835 (1983) Brown v. Thomson
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  13. two senators -- so far departed from the principle of population equality that it was unconstitutional. Schaefer v. Thomson
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  14. Wyo.1964), supplemented, Page 462 U. S. 838 251 F.Supp. 450 (1965), aff'd, sub nom. Harrison v. Schaefer
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  15. districts gaining a representative and two districts losing a representative because of population shifts. Thompson v. Thomson
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  16. jurisdiction, 459 U.S. 819 (1982), and now affirm. Page 462 U. S. 842 II A In Reynolds v. Sims
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  17. Id. at 377 U. S. 577 . See Gaffney v. Cummings
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  18. falls within this category of minor deviations. See, e.g., Connor v. Finch
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  19. however, creates a prima facie case of discrimination, and therefore must be justified by the State. See Swann v. Adams
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  20. ensuring that each county has one representative is supported by substantial and legitimate state concerns. In Abate v. Mundt
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  21. See Mahan v. Howell
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  22. supra, at 410 U. S. 329 . Indeed, the Court in Reynolds v. Sims
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  23. that population deviations are no greater than necessary to preserve counties as representative districts. See Mahan v. Howell
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  24. whereas Teton County, the least populous county in the State, had one senator for its 3,062 people. See Schaefer v. Thomson
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  25. population equality were the result of a good faith application of legitimate districting criteria. See, e.g., Chapman v. Meier
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  26. U.S. at 377 U. S. 581 . See also Connor v. Finch
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  27. of the population, had six senators. See Schaefer v. Thomson
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  28. the other house's apportionment as well, we never have held that a court is required to do so. For example, in Gaffney v. Cummings
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  29. JUSTICE O'CONNOR, with whom JUSTICE STEVENS joins, concurring. By its decisions today in this case and in Karcher v. Daggett
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  30. creates a prima facie case of discrimination. See, e.g., Connor v. Finch
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  31. U. S. 407 , 431 U. S. 418 (1977). Moreover, in Mahan v. Howell
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  32. of the Constitution provides the governing standard. White v. Regester
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  33. Roman, supra, at 377 U. S. 710 . See Mahan v. Howell
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  34. deviations from equality, it can hardly be said that the larger deviations advance the policy. See, e.g., Kilgarlin v. Hill
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  35. which Reynolds v. Sims
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  36. U.S. at 410 U. S. 329 . See also Abate v. Mundt
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  37. exceptionally perverse results. We confronted an analogous situation in Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. Tawes
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  38. Id. at 377 U. S. 673 . Accord, Lucas v. Colorado
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  39. we have been substantially more demanding with respect to apportionment of federal congressional districts. Mahan v. Howell
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  40. U. S. 315 , 410 U. S. 320 -325 (1973). See generally Karcher v. Daggett
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  41. Reynolds v. Sims
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  42. Cf. Swann v. Adams
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  43. U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. Thomson
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  44. Schaefer v. Thomson
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  45. Thompson v. Thomson
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  46. II A In Reynolds v. Sims
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  47. See Gaffney v. Cummings
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  48. the State. See Swann v. Adams
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  49. In Abate v. Mundt
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  50. See Schaefer v. Thomson
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