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KIRKPATRICK v. PREISLER

No. 30.

394 U.S. 526 (1969)

KIRKPATRICK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF MISSOURI, ET AL. v. PREISLER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 7, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Downey, First Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, argued the cause for appellants in No. 30. With him on the briefs were Norman H. Anderson, Attorney General, pro se, and Louren R. Wood, Assistant Attorney General. David Collins argued the cause and filed a brief for appellants in No. 31.

Irving Achtenberg argued the cause for appellees in both cases. With him on the brief was Paul W. Preisler, pro se.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1 (1964), we held that "[w]hile it may not be possible [for the States] to draw congressional districts with mathematical precision," id., at 18, Art. I, § 2, of the Constitution requires that "as nearly as is practicable one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth...

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