Document: 389 U.S. 212 88 S.Ct. 416 19 L.Ed.2d 423 Charles P. LUCAS et al.v.James A. RHODES al. No. 568. Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1967. December 4, 1967 Jack G. Day, Russell T. Adrine, Richard Gunn and Kenneth Weinberg, for appellants. William B. Saxbe, Atty. Gen. Ohio, J. Philip Redick, Asst. Gen., appellees. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment is reversed cause remanded to District Northern Ohio. Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 1, 84 526, 11 481 (1964). 2 Mr. Justice HARLAN, with whom STEWART joins, dissenting. 3 Because uninformative nature Court's reversal, some exposition issue in this case necessary as a predicate my view that should be affirmed. My point departure is, course, 481, decision which I am continuing disagreement, see U.S., at 20 seq., 50-51, S.Ct., 536 552-553, but by consider myself bound. 4 MARSHALL took no part consideration or case. 5 appellants, Ohio voters, challenge constitutionality Ohio's 1964 congressional redistricting statute. They assert plan does not satisfy standard population equality laid down supra, because resulting districts vary much 13% above 18% below average, according 1960 census. In Court, appellees, state officials, defended on ground Legislature had properly taken into account unofficial, post-1960 figures were available counties, seemed bring line Wesberry. 6 majority apparently held these unofficial statistics insufficient justify disparity among they too unreliable all areas. However, went uphold districting 7 'although varied sources information used legislature may lack uniformity federal census percentage deviation between seleted exceed generally found acceptable other states, we are unable find resort will achieve any lesser degree.' 8 Given circumstances, believe has been shown unconstitutional, even prima facie. This Wesberry, 7-8, 530, 'as nearly practicable one man's vote election [must] worth another's.' mathematical exactness was required plan, 18, 535, what marginally allowable State unacceptable another, cf. Reynolds Sims, 377 533, 578, 1362, 12 506. It seems me failing heed evident recognition substantial shifts place since 1960, now given Procrustean tenor opinion evince. 9 would affirm Court.

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