Did Gomillion v. Lightfoot or Snyder v. Phelps happen first?
Gomillion v. Lightfoot Gomillion v. Lightfoot, 364 U.S. 339 (1960) , was a United States Supreme Court decision that found an electoral district with boundaries created to disenfranchise blacks violated the Fifteenth Amendment.
Deacon Phelps Willard Leroy "Deacon" Phelps (March 12, 1867 - 1951) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman. He was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council from 1909 to 1920, 1925 to 1934 and 1940 to 1943, and the owner and manager of the first hydroelectricity company in Yukon.