RICHARDSON v. McCHESNEY

No. 23.

218 U.S. 487 (1910)

RICHARDSON v. McCHESNEY, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 28, 1910.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William H. Holt, with whom Mr. George DuRelle, Mr. W.C. Halbert, Mr. E.L. Worthington and Mr. W.D. Cochran were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.


MR. JUSTICE LURTON delivered the opinion of the court.

Shortly stated, this is an attack upon the validity of the Kentucky act of March 12, 1898, and certain amendments thereto, apportioning the State into eleven Congressional districts. The bill alleges that the districts do not conform to the requirement of the acts of Congress apportioning Representatives among the States, which acts require that such districts shall be...

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