State ex rel. Robb v. Caperton’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Reynolds v. Sims · Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party · 174 W. Va. 330 - UMWA Ex Rel. Trumka v. Kingdon · 173 W. Va. 526 - White v. Manchin · 189 W. Va. 748 - Winkler v. State School Building Authority
Most-quoted passages
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“In this case we are confronted with no fundamental imperfection'in the functioning of democracy. • No political party ,or portion of the state's citizens can claim it is permanently disadvantaged ... or 'that it lacks effective means of securing legislative reform if the statute is regarded as unsatisfactory. We have, rather, only the unusual, temporary, and unfortunate combination of a tragic event and a reasonable statutory schéme.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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