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Tennant Vs. Jefferson County
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Sep-25-2012
Tennant v. Jefferson County SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NATALIE E. TENNANT, WEST VIRGINIA SECRETARY OF STATE, et al. v. JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION, et al. on appeal from the united states district court for the southern district of west virginia No. 111184.Decided September 25, 2012 Per Curiam. Plaintiffs in this case claim that West Virginias 2011 congressional redistricting plan violates the one person, one vote principle that we have held to be embodied in Article I, 2, of the United States Constitution. A three-judge District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia agreed, declaring the plan null and void and enjoining West Virginias Secretary of State from implementing it. App. to Juris. Statement 4. The state defendants appealed directly to this Court. See 28 U. S. C. 1253. Because the District Court misapplied the standard for evaluating such challenges set out in Karcher v. Daggett, 462 U. S. 725 (1983), an...
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