JACKMAN v. BODINE


44 N.J. 414 (1965)

209 A.2d 825

CHRISTOPHER JACKMAN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. JOHN M. BODINE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. JOSEPH J. MARAZITI AND BRYANT BARB, INTERVENORS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 23, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert P. Hanley argued the cause for intervenor Joseph J. Maraziti.

Mr. Louis Sherman argued the cause for intervenor Bryant Barb.

Mr. Vincent P. Biunno argued the cause for President of the Senate (Mr. William M. Lanning and Mr. H. Arthur Smith, Jr., of counsel; Mr. Archibald S. Alexander, Jr., on the brief).

Mr. Sidney P. McCord, Jr. argued the cause for Speaker of the House of Assembly.

Mr. Arthur J. Sills, Attorney General, argued the cause for Secretary of State (Mr. Alan B. Handler, First Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Mr. David Friedland argued the cause for plaintiffs (Messrs. Friedland, Schneider & Friedland, attorneys).


PER CURIAM.

In our first opinion in this cause we held that the Legislature of the State of New Jersey was invalidly constituted under the doctrine of Reynolds v. Sims, 477 U.S. 533, 84 S.Ct. 1362, 12 L.Ed.2d 506 (1964), but held that the Legislature, although thus malapportioned, had the power by virtue of necessity to enact a statute for the temporary reapportionment of that branch of the government, 43 N.J. 453

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