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GAFFNEY v. CUMMINGS

No. 71-1476.

412 U.S. 735 (1973)

93 S.Ct. 2321

37 L.Ed.2d 298

GAFFNEY v. CUMMINGS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Dixon, Jr., argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Harry W. Hultgren, Jr., Francis J. McCarthy, and Gordon W. Hatheway, Jr.

Robert A. Satter argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was James A. Wade.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The questions in this case are whether the population variations among the election districts provided by a reapportionment plan for the Connecticut General Assembly, proposed in 1971, made out a prima facie case of invidious discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause and whether an otherwise acceptable reapportionment plan is constitutionally vulnerable where its...

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