political subdivisions
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From 387 U.S. 105 - Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty. · 1967Most cited · 719 citing opinions
Political subdivisions of States—counties, cities or whatever—never were and never have been considered as sovereign entities. Rather, they have been traditionally regarded as subordinate governmental instrumentalities created by the State to assist in the carrying out of state governmental function.