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Supreme Court· 6/22/1983

Brown v. Thomson

Citations

  • 462 U.S. 835
  • 103 S. Ct. 2690
  • 77 L. Ed. 2d 214
  • 1983 U.S. LEXIS 78
  • 51 U.S.L.W. 4883

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that population deviations exceeding ten percent are generally unconstitutional unless justified by state or local government
  • holding that state’s “policy of preserving county boundaries justifie[d] the additional deviations resulting from” guaranteeing representation to each county
  • holding that state’s “policy of preserving county boundaries justifie[d] the additional deviations resulting from” guaranteeing representation to each county
  • holding that the implementation of a redistricting plan for state legislative districts with population deviations over 10% creates a prima facie case of discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause, thus shifting the burden to the State to defend the plan
  • holding that the implementation of a redistricting plan for state legislative districts with population deviations over 10% creates a prima facie case of discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause, thus shifting the burden to the State to defend the plan
  • stating that a maximum deviation in population of more than 10% among legislative districts would make out a prima facie case of invidious discrimination under the Fourteenth Amendment

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Judges: Powell, Burger, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun

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197 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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