| 1990 |
6/30/1986 |
Redistricting principles/theory
Elections - voting systems
Voting - racial bloc |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Thornburg v. Gingles - 478 U.S. 30 (1986) |
Thornburg v. Gingles. Syllabus. Re North Carolina's multimember legislative districts.(347 KB)
29 pages
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| 2010 |
8/11/2016 |
Districts - House
Gerrymander
Preclearance
Voting - racial bloc |
Court opinion |
United States District Court, M.D. North Carolina |
Covington v. State of North Carolina - 1:15-cv-399 |
Covington v. North Carolina. Memorandum Opinion. Race was determined to be a predominating factor in drawing several House districts. The court will allow the November 2016 elections to proceed as scheduled under the challenged plans, despite their unconstitutionality and racial gerrymandering in violation of the Equal Protection Clause, and the NC General Assembly is ordered to draw remedial districts in their next legislative session.(524 KB)
167 pages
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| 2000 |
3/9/2009 |
Compactness
Voting Rights Act
Voting - racial bloc
U.S. Supreme Court |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Bartlett v. Strickland - 556 U.S. 1 (2009) |
Bartlett v. Strickland. Court opinion re crossover districts.(223 KB)
52 pages
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| 2000 |
6/28/2006 |
Districts - Congressional
Compactness
Gerrymander
Voting - racial bloc
Mid-decade redistricting |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
LULAC v. Perry - 05-204 | 548 U.S. 399 (2006) | Civil Action No. SA-11-CA-855-OLG-JES-XR |
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) v. Perry. Syllabus and Court opinion.(4873 KB)
132 pages
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| 1990 |
0/0/1995 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
Preclearance
Voting - racial bloc |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Mississippi Law Journal |
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993)
Miller v. Johnson - 115 S.Ct. 2475 | 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
LULAC v. Clements - 999 F.2d 831 (5th Cir. 1993) 914 F.2d 620 (5th Cir. 1990)
Presley v. Etowah County Com'n - 112 S.Ct. 820 (1992) |
1990s Issues in Voting Rights by Bernard Grofman and Lisa Handley [in Mississippi Law Journal, vol. 65](6217 KB)
35 pages
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