Klutznick v. Carey
| Decision Date | 30 December 1980 |
| Docket Number | No. A-567,A-567 |
| Parties | Philip M. KLUTZNICK, Secretary of Commerce, et al., applicants, v. Hugh L. CAREY et al |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
The application of the Solicitor General for a stay pending appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was presented to Justice Marshall as Circuit Justice, and by him referred to the Court. The application was directed to that portion of the judgment entered December 29, 1980, by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, case No. 80 Civ. 4550, that precludes the Bureau of the Census from certifying to the President the population totals for New York and the state-by-state census tabulations, on December 31, 1980, as mandated by 13 U.S.C. § 141(b). The application is hereby granted. This order shall remain in effect pending disposition of the appeal by the Court of Appeals.
Justice STEVENS took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.
In this case, applicant Secretary of Commerce and others seek a stay pending appeal, of an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, enjoining the Census Bureau from certifying the official tabulation of New York State's population to the President as required by 13 U.S.C. § 141(b). Respondents include the city of New York and its Mayor; the Governor of the State; and several voters and taxpayers in various city, congressional, and state senatorial and assembly districts who filed suit in District Court alleging that the 1980 census was conducted in a manner that will inevitably result in an undercount, largely in low-income areas populated by members of minority groups. Specifically, respondents alleged that the master address registers used by the Census Bureau were grossly inadequate and that the followup check of the master address registers by Postal Service and census workers was grossly inadequate. Respondents' ultimate contentions were that the resulting undercount not only will cause New York to lose at least one congressional seat to which it is entitled when reapportionment is made pursuant to the 1980 census, but that it will also result in the dilution of the votes of New York residents vis-a-vis those of residents of other States, and will cost New York City and the State vast sums of money distributed under federal revenue sharing and other programs with statutory formulas tied to the census.
The District Court initially entered a preliminary injunction against the Census Bureau: It found that respondents had established a clear possibility of irreparable harm to the efficacy of their votes, and that respondents were likely to succeed because they had submitted significant evidence concerning Census Bureau mismanagement and had raised serious questions as to whether some of the Bureau's policies and procedures were carried out in an arbitrary and irrational manner. The District Court declined to stay the preliminary injunction, and on appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court's denial of a stay. The Court of Appeals found that respondents had demonstrated a...
To continue reading
Request your trial
-
Sasso v. Ram Property Management, AG-112
...sub nom., Brown v. Kansas Workmen's Compensation Fund, 449 U.S. 914, 101 S.Ct. 310, 66 L.Ed.2d 142, reh. denied, 449 U.S. 1068, 101 S.Ct. 799, 66 L.Ed.2d 614 (1980). 18 However, the statutory scheme cannot possibly be rationally related to this goal. Two forms of benefits are involved--soci......
-
Carey v. Klutznick
...with the judgment. This portion of the judgment was stayed by order of the United States Supreme Court. Klutznick v. Carey, --- U.S. ----, 101 S.Ct. 799, 66 L.Ed.2d 614 (1980).12 Art. 1, § 2, cl. 3; see also U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 2; 2 U.S.C. § 2a(a).13 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, Congressio......
-
Cuomo v. Baldrige
...undercount." Id. at 433. The Supreme Court then stayed the district court's restraining order. See Klutznick v. Carey, 449 U.S. 1068, 101 S.Ct. 799, 66 L.Ed.2d 614 (1980). On appeal, the Second Circuit reversed the entire judgment, holding that the MAR was confidential and, therefore, not d......
-
Carey v. Klutznick, 80 Civ. 4550 (HFW).
...Gwathmey, III, Susan M. Campbell, Asst. U. S. Attys., New York City, of counsel, for defendants. Stay Granted December 30, 1980. See 101 S.Ct. 799. WERKER, District Judge. Plaintiffs1 commenced this suit against several defendants including the Bureau of the Census2 to obtain declaratory an......