Swann v. Adams, 378 U.S. 553

Per Curiam.

The judgment below is reversed. Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533. The ‍​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the views stated in our opinions in Reynolds v. Sims and in the other ‍​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍cases relating to state legislative apportionment decided along with Reynolds.

Mr. Justice Clark would reverse on the grounds stated in his ‍​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍opinion in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533, 587. Mr. Justice Stewart would remand for further proceedings consistent with the views expressed in ‍​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍his dissenting opinion in Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado, 377 U. S. 713, 744. Mr. Justice Harlan dissents for the reasons ‍​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‍stated in his dissenting opinion in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U. S. 533, 589.

Case Details

Case Name: Swann v. Adams

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Oct 12, 1964

Citations: 378 U.S. 553; 84 S. Ct. 1904; 12 L. Ed. 2d 1033; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 839; 297

Docket Number: 297

Court Abbreviation: U.S.