SILVER v. REAGAN

Docket Nos. Sac. 7814, 7815.

67 Cal.2d 452 (1967)

432 P.2d 26

62 Cal. Rptr. 424

PHILL SILVER et al., Petitioners, v. RONALD REAGAN, as Governor, etc., et al., Respondents. ABE VICKTER et al., Petitioners, v. RONALD REAGAN, as Governor, etc., et al., Respondents; THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Interveners.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

October 6, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phill Silver, in pro. per., and David A. Leveton for Petitioners.

Bob Wilson, in pro. per., Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, Charles A. Barrett, Assistant Attorney General, Sanford N. Gruskin, Deputy Attorney General, George H. Murphy, Legislative Counsel, Edward K. Purcell, Principal Deputy Legislative Counsel, Clinton J. deWitt, Deputy Legislative Counsel, Robert L. Leggett, H. Allen Smith, Don H. Clausen, Charles S. Gubser, Craig Hosmer, Glenard P. Lipscomb, William S. Mailliard, Robert B. Mathias, Ed Reineeke, Burt L. Talcott, Charles M. Teague and James B. Utt for Respondents and for Interveners.


TRAYNOR, C.J.

In these proceedings petitioners as citizens, taxpayers, and voters seek a writ of mandate or other appropriate relief to enforce their rights and the rights of all others similarly situated to equality of voting power in the election of members to the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. (U.S. Const., art. I, § 2; U.S. Const., Amend. XIV; Wesberry v. Sanders (1964) 376 U.S. 1 [11...

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