Supreme Court· 6/15/1964
WMCA, Inc. v. Lomenzo
Citations
- 377 U.S. 633
- 84 S. Ct. 1418
- 12 L. Ed. 2d 568
- 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1003
How courts have described this case
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- reviewing “an apportionment scheme” that allegedly “result[s] in a significant undervaluation of the weight of the votes of certain of a State’s citizens”
- “However complicated or sophisticated an apportionment scheme might be, it cannot, consistent with the Equal Protection Clause, result in a significant undervaluation of the weight of the votes of certain of a State’s citizens merely because of where they happen to reside.”
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Judges: Warren, Harlan, Stewart
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152 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court· 1968-10-15· cited 1,576×
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court· 1979-04-24· cited 738×
- Oregon v. MitchellSupreme Court· 1970-12-21· cited 575×
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court· 1966-04-25· cited 476×
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court· 1970-02-25· cited 432×
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court· 1975-01-27· cited 371×
- Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty.Supreme Court· 1967-05-22· cited 355×
- Brown v. ThomsonSupreme Court· 1983-06-22· cited 283×
- 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School DistrictFifth Circuit· 1970-06-02· cited 248×
- Assembly v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court· 1982-01-28· cited 96×
- WMCA, Inc. v. LomenzoS.D. New York· 1965-02-16· cited 86×
- Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño v. Romero BarcelóSupreme Court of Puerto Rico· 1980-10-27· cited 84×
- Butcher v. BloomSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-09-29· cited 77×
- Seaman v. FedourichNew York Court of Appeals· 1965-07-09· cited 74×
- Smith v. CherrySeventh Circuit· 1973-11-27· cited 71×
- Larios v. CoxN.D. Georgia· 2004-02-10· cited 63×
- WMCA, Inc. v. LomenzoSupreme Court· 1965-10-11· cited 60×
- Frank J. Ellis v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreFourth Circuit· 1965-10-11· cited 60×
- Silver v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court· 1965-09-01· cited 56×
- Jackman v. BodineSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1964-11-25· cited 56×
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