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Hearne v. Smylie

378 U.S. 563 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1964-06-22 Docket No. 1075 English

Judges Mr. Justice Clark would reverse on the basis of his dissenting opinion in Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado, 377 U. S. 713, 741.; Mr. Justice Stewart would remand for further proceedings consistent with the views stated in his dissenting opinion in Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado, 377 U. S. 713, 744.; Mr. Justice Harlan dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533, 589.

Delivered by Per Curiam.

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HEARNE et al. v. SMYLIE, GOVERNOR OF IDAHO, et al.
No. 1075.
Decided June 22, 1964.
Herman J. McDevitt for appellants.
Allan G. Shepard, Attorney General of Idaho, and M. Allyn Dingel, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

The judgment below is reversed. Baker v. Carr, 369 U. S. 186 ; Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533 . The case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the views stated in our opinions in Reynolds v. Sims and in the other cases relating to state legislative apportionment decided along with Reynolds.

Mr. Justice Clark would reverse on the basis of his dissenting opinion in Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado, 377 U. S. 713 , 741.

Mr. Justice Stewart would remand for further proceedings consistent with the views stated in his dissenting opinion in Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado, 377 U. S. 713 , 744.

Mr. Justice Harlan dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533 , 589.

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