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Legal Citation: 394 U.S. 526 (1969)

Appellants
James C. Kirkpatrick, Secretary of State of Missouri, et al.

Appellee
Paul W. Preisler

Appellants' Claim
The 1967 Missouri Redistricting Act was constitutional and any population variances between districts were justified.

Chief Lawyer for Appellants
Irving Actenberg

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Thomas J. Downey

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), William O. Douglas, Abe Fortas, Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren

Justices Dissenting
John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
7 April 1969

Decision
Missouri's Congressional Redistricting Act of 1967 was unconstitutional because of the variances in population...