Docket nos. 14–990 Date decided December 8, 2015 | Citations 577 U.S. ___ (more) Location United States of America | |
Full case name STEPHEN M. SHAPIRO, et al., petitioners v. DAVID J. MCMANUS, JR., CHAIRMAN, MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al. Prior history On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Majority Scalia, joined by unanimous Similar Heffernan v City of Paterson, Evenwel v Abbott, Betterman v Montana, Bank Markazi v Peterson, Foster v Chatman | ||
Shapiro v mcmanus oral argument november 04 2015
Shapiro v. McManus, 577 U.S. ___ (2015) was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States clarified when United States District Court judges must refer cases to three-judge panels. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Court ruled that federal district courts are required to refer cases to a three-judge panel when plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts.
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