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Swann v. Adams

378 U.S. 553, 84 S. Ct. 1904, 12 L. Ed. 2d 1033, 1964 U.S. LEXIS 839
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
DecidedOctober 12, 1964
Docket297
StatusPublished
Cited by14 cases

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Swann v. Adams, 378 U.S. 553, 84 S. Ct. 1904, 12 L. Ed. 2d 1033, 1964 U.S. LEXIS 839 (1964).

Opinion

Per Curiam.

The judgment below is reversed. Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533. The case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the views stated in our opinions in Reynolds v. Sims and in the other cases relating to state legislative apportionment decided along with Reynolds.

Mr. Justice Clark would reverse on the grounds stated in his opinion in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533, 587. Mr. Justice Stewart would remand for further proceedings consistent with the views expressed in his dissenting opinion in Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado, 377 U. S. 713, 744. Mr. Justice Harlan dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533, 589.

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378 U.S. 553, 84 S. Ct. 1904, 12 L. Ed. 2d 1033, 1964 U.S. LEXIS 839, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/swann-v-adams-scotus-1964.