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MATTER OF ORANS

15 N.Y.2d 339 (1965)

In the Matter of Jerome T. Orans, Respondent-Appellant. In the Matter of Village Independent Democrats et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 14, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Orrin G. Judd, Daniel M. Cohen, Donald Zimmerman, George Zuckerman and Arthur W. Renander, Jr., of counsel), for Louis J. Lefkowitz and others, appellants-respondents.

Justin N. Feldman, George M. Cohen, Richard W. Hulbert and Jerome T. Orans, in person, for Jerome T. Orans, respondent-appellant.

Stanley Geller and Stanley Sklar for respondents.

Jack B. Weinstein, County Attorney (Seymour S. Ross, Stephen W. Schlissel, William D. Siegel and Richard A. Lippe of counsel), for County Executive of Nassau County, amicus curiæ.

Judges DYE, FULD, BURKE and SCILEPPI concur with Chief Judge DESMOND; Judge BERGAN concurs in result in a separate opinion; Judge VAN VOORHIS dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion.

Chief Judge DESMOND.

These are proceedings brought by citizens pursuant to section 1 of chapter 773 of the Laws of 1911 to review five statutes (L. 1964, chs. 976, 977, 978, 979, 981) enacted at an extraordinary session of the Legislature held in December, 1964, and which set up four separate plans for apportioning and districting the State Senate and Assembly. The petitions list numerous alleged illegalities...

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