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FONFARA v. REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION

(14421)

222 Conn. 166 (1992)

JOHN W. FONFARA ET AL. v. REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley W. Horton, with whom were Alexandra Davis and Karen Murdoch, for the appellants (petitioners).

Aaron S. Bayer, deputy assistant attorney general, with whom were Henry S. Cohn and Daniel Schaeffer, assistant attorneys general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Arnold B. Feigin, assistant attorney general, for the appellee (respondent).

Janet Bond Arterton filed a brief for the New Haven board of aldermen as amicus curiae.

Jorge A. Simon, corporation counsel, Thomas R. Cox, assistant corporation counsel, and Karen Buffkin, legal intern, filed a brief for the city of Hartford as amicus curiae.

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and BERDON, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue in this case is whether this court should overturn a plan for reapportionment of the state house of representatives without a prima facie showing that the plan manifests an improper reconciliation of the federal constitutional principle of one person, one vote, with the state constitutional principle of town integrity. The petitioners, who are citizens and electors of the state, have invoked the original jurisdiction conferred upon...

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