General
Kirkpatrick, Secretary of State of Missouri, et al. v. Preisler et al.; and Heinkel et al. v. Preisler et al.
390 U.S. 939·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
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Opinion
No. 1116.
No. 1117.
Kirkpatrick, Secretary of State of Missouri, et al. v. Preisler et al.; and Heinkel et al. v. Preisler et al.
Norman H. Anderson, Attorney General of Missouri, pro se, Thomas J. Downey, First Assistant Attorney General, and Louren R. Wood, Assistant Attorney General, for appellants in No. 1116. John David Collins for appellants Heinkel et al. in No. 1117. Paul W. Preisler, pro se, and for other appellees in No. 1116.
[MAJORITY]
Appeals from D. C. W. D. Mo. Probable jurisdiction noted. Cases consolidated and one hour allotted for oral argument. Judgment of the District Court, dated December 29, 1967, stayed pending final decisions on the appeals. Motion to advance denied; State of Missouri authorized to conduct 1968 congressional elections under and pursuant to 1967 Missouri Congressional Reapportionment Act, Mo. Rev. Stat., §§ 128.203-128.305 (Cum. Supp. 1967). See Martin v. Bush, 376 U. S. 222, 223; cf. Lucas v. Colorado Gen. Assembly, 377 U. S. 713, 739; Roman v. Sincock, 377 U. S. 695, 711-712; WMCA, Inc. v. Lomenzo, 377 U. S. 633, 655; Burns v. Richardson, 384 U. S. 73, 97-98.
Reported below: 279 F. Supp. 952.