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YANCEY v. FAUBUS

No. LR-64-C-96.

251 F.Supp. 998 (1965)

John YANCEY, Plaintiff, v. Orval E. FAUBUS, Governor, Kelly Bryant, Secretary of State, Bruce Bennett, Attorney General, "The Board of Apportionment", Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Arkansas, W. D.

November 4, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thorp Thomas, Little Rock, Ark., for John Yancey.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for Orval Faubus.

Fines F. Batchelor, Jr., Van Buren, Ark., for Crawford County Bar Ass'n.

Wm. B. Brady, Little Rock, Ark., for Cecil Alexander.

Before MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Chief District Judge, and YOUNG, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

On January 28, 1965, this court held that the scheme of apportionment of the membership of the Arkansas Legislature prescribed by sections 2 and 3 of Amendment 45 to the 1874 Constitution of the State of Arkansas was unconstitutional, and that defendants, members of the Board of Apportionment created by section 1 of that Amendment, would be required to prepare and put into effect a constitutional reapportionment of both the House of Representatives and...

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