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BROWN v. THOMSON

No. 82-65.

462 U.S. 835 (1983)

103 S.Ct. 2690

77 L.Ed.2d 214

BROWN ET AL. v. THOMSON, SECRETARY OF STATE OF WYOMING, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 1983

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sue Davidson argued the cause and filed a brief for appellants.

Randall T. Cox, Assistant Attorney General of Wyoming, argued the cause pro hac vice for appellees Thyra Thomson et al. With him on the brief were A. G. McClintock, Attorney General, and Peter J. Mulvaney, Deputy Attorney General. Richard Barrett filed a brief for appellees James L. Thomson et al.

JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue is whether the State of Wyoming violated the Equal Protection Clause by allocating one of the 64 seats in its House of Representatives to a county the population of which is considerably lower than the average population per state representative.

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Since Wyoming became a State in 1890, its legislature has consisted of a Senate and a House of Representatives...

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