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Badgley v. Hare

U.S.
Nov 21, 1966
385 U.S. 114 (1966)

Summary

In Badgley v. Hare, 385 U.S. 114, 87 S.Ct. 338, 17 L.Ed.2d 207 (1966) (discussed in Sincock v. Gately at 262 F. Supp. 832-833) the Court dismissed, "for want of a substantial federal question" a Michigan case (Badgley v. Secretary of State, 377 Mich. 396, 140 N.W.2d 436) which was attacked as permitting gerrymandering.

Summary of this case from Skolnick v. Mayor and City Council of Chicago

Opinion

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF MICHIGAN.

No. 505.

Decided November 21, 1966.

William T. Gossett for appellants.

Frank J. Kelly, Attorney General of Michigan, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, and Curtis G. Beck, Assistant Attorney General, for Hare; Theodore Sachs for Scholle et al., appellees.


The motions to dismiss are granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.


Summaries of

Badgley v. Hare

U.S.
Nov 21, 1966
385 U.S. 114 (1966)

In Badgley v. Hare, 385 U.S. 114, 87 S.Ct. 338, 17 L.Ed.2d 207 (1966) (discussed in Sincock v. Gately at 262 F. Supp. 832-833) the Court dismissed, "for want of a substantial federal question" a Michigan case (Badgley v. Secretary of State, 377 Mich. 396, 140 N.W.2d 436) which was attacked as permitting gerrymandering.

Summary of this case from Skolnick v. Mayor and City Council of Chicago
Case details for

Badgley v. Hare

Case Details

Full title:BADGLEY ET AL. v . HARE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF MICHIGAN, ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Nov 21, 1966

Citations

385 U.S. 114 (1966)

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