Albert L. LIPSCOMB et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants Appellees,
v.
The Honorable Wes WISE, Mayor of the City of Dallas, et al., etc. Defendants-Appellees,
v.
Adelfa B. CALLEJO et al., Intervenors-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 9, 1977.
As Modified on Denial of Rehearing July 13, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Sylvia M. Demarest, Dallas, Tex., Dallas Legal Services Foundation, Inc., Edward B. Cloutman, III, James A. Johnston, Walter L. Irvin, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.
George Solares, Frank P. Hernandez, Dallas, Tex., for A. B. Callejo et al.
N. Alex Bickley, City Atty., Lee E. Holt, Joseph G. Werner, Lois C. Bacon, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.
Before TUTTLE, GOLDBERG and CLARK, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
In Baker v. Carr,369 U.S. 186, 82 S.Ct. 691, 7 L.Ed.2d 663 (1962), the Supreme Court held that the constitutional validity of legislative apportionment schemes was a justiciable question because "[j]udicial standards under the Equal Protection Clause are well developed and familiar," 369 U.S. at 226, 82 S.Ct. at 715. Subsequent decisions establishing the principle of individual electoral equality, see...
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