in the case avery v midland county the us supreme court held that writ of certiorari.
in the case avery v midland county the us supreme court held that writ of certiorari.
in the case avery v midland county the us supreme court held that?
writ of certiorari
the five justices who struck down local district inequality based their decision on the precedent in "reynolds v. sims". writing for the majority, associate justice byron white said, "in a word, institutions of local government have always been a major aspect of our system, and their responsible and responsive operation is today of increasing importance to the quality of life of more and more of our citizens. we therefore see little difference, in terms of the application of the equal protection clause and of the principles of "reynolds v. sims", between the exercise of state power through legislatures and its exercise by elected officials in the cities, towns, and counties."
avery v. midland county
avery v. midland county









































avery v. midland county, 390 u.s. 474 (1968), is a united states supreme court case that ruled that local government districts had to be roughly equal in population.









































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having already held in 1965 in "reynolds v. sims" that disparities in legislative districts violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to the united states constitution, the supreme court applied the same logic to local government districts for bodies which also have broad policy-making functions.
avery v. midland county