WISE v. LIPSCOMB

No. A-149.

434 U.S. 1329 (1977)

98 S.Ct. 15

54 L.Ed.2d 41

WISE ET AL. v. LIPSCOMB ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided August 30, 1977.


MR. JUSTICE POWELL, Circuit Justice.

This is an application for a stay of the judgment and recall of the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. That judgment directs the District Court for the Northern District of Texas to require the exclusive use of single-member districts in the election of the Dallas City Council. Applicants, the Mayor and City Council of Dallas, contend that any redistricting pending review by this Court could have...

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