GRAVES v. BARNES

No. A-795.

405 U.S. 1201 (1972)

92 S.Ct. 752

30 L.Ed.2d 769

GRAVES, v. BARNES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 7, 1972.


MR. JUSTICE POWELL, Circuit Justice.

This is an application for a stay of the judgment of a three-judge court sitting in the Western District of Texas. The court's decision covers issues raised in four consolidated actions. The principal issues were as follows:

1. In Graves v. Barnes, plaintiffs challenged the State's reapportionment plan for the senatorial districts in Harris County (Houston) on the ground that they were racially gerrymandered...

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