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Wmca, Inc. v. Simon, 370 U.S. 190 (1962)
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Wmca, Inc. v. Simon, 370 U.S. 190 (1962)
WMCA, Inc. v. Simon No. 836 Decided June 11, 1962 370 U.S. 190
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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A three-judge Federal District Court dismissed a complaint under the Civil Rights Act and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 alleging violations of the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment by New York State’s constitutional and statutory provisions governing apportionment of State Senate and Assembly districts.
Held: the judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded for further consideration in the light of Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186. Pp. 190-191.
Reported below: 202 F. Supp. 741.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Wmca, Inc. v. Simon, 370 U.S. 190 (1962) in 370 U.S. 190 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=97LXM1SGM8F32UA.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Wmca, Inc. v. Simon, 370 U.S. 190 (1962), in 370 U.S. 190, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=97LXM1SGM8F32UA.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Wmca, Inc. v. Simon, 370 U.S. 190 (1962). cited in 1962, 370 U.S. 190. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=97LXM1SGM8F32UA.
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