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COLEGROVE v. GREEN

No. 804.

328 U.S. 549 (1946)

COLEGROVE ET AL. v. GREEN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Urban A. Lavery argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief was Edwin Borchard.

William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was George F. Barrett, Attorney General.

Abraham W. Brussell filed a brief for the Better Government Association, as amicus curiae, in support of appellants.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER announced the judgment of the Court and an opinion in which MR. JUSTICE REED and MR. JUSTICE BURTON concur.

This case is appropriately here, under § 266 of the Judicial Code. 28 U.S.C. § 380, on direct review of a judgment of the District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, composed of three judges, dismissing the complaint of the appellants. These are three qualified voters in Illinois districts which have much larger populations...

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