| 1990 |
6/30/1994 |
Districts - Local/Other
Voting Rights Act
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment
NAACP
U.S. Constitution - 15th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Holder v. Hall - 114 S.Ct. 2581 (1994) |
Holder v. Hall. Court opinion regarding action brought by black voters challenging that single county commissioner form of government violated Constitution and Voting Rights Act.(460 KB)
34 pages
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| 2010 |
4/20/2016 |
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment
Population - ideal district size |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - No. 14-232 |
Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Court opinion stating that population deviations of 8.8% were consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment... even though partisanship played some role.(104 KB)
14 pages
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| 1960 |
6/15/1964 |
Redistricting process
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment
One person one vote |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Reynolds v. Sims - 377 U.S. 533 (1964) |
Reynolds v. Sims. Opinion. Re Alabama legislative districts.(441 KB)
37 pages
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| 1990 |
3/2/1993 |
Districts - House
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment
Population - ideal district size
U.S. Constitution - 15th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Voinovich v. Quilter - 507 U.S. 146 (1993) |
Voinovich v. Quilter. Court opinion re Ohio State Apportionment Board plan. District Court's judgment is reversed and remanded for further proceedings on whether the plan's deviation from equal population among districts violates the Fourteenth Amendment.(76 KB)
7 pages
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| 1990 |
6/28/1993 |
Districts - Congressional
Gerrymander
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993) |
Shaw v. Reno. Court opinion. Action brought by North Carolina residents challenging state congressional redistricting plan under the Equal Protection Clause, alleging a racial gerrymander.(168 KB)
15 pages
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| 1990 |
6/29/1995 |
Districts - Congressional
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Miller v. Johnson - 115 S.Ct. 2475 | 515 U.S. 900 (1995) |
Miller v. Johnson. Held: Georgia's congressional redistricting plan violates the Equal Protection Clause.(197 KB)
4 pages
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| 1990 |
6/13/1996 |
Districts - Congressional
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Shaw v. Hunt - 116 S.Ct. 1894 | 517 U.S. 899 (1996) |
Shaw v. Hunt. Court opinion. We now hold that the North Carolina plan does violate the Equal Protection Clause because the States' reapportionment scheme is not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest.(98 KB)
9 pages
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| 1960 |
3/26/1962 |
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment
One person one vote |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Baker v. Carr - (369 U.S. 186) 82 S.Ct. 691 (1962) |
Baker v. Carr. Court opinion regarding action under civil rights statute by voters of certain counties in Tennessee for a declaration that state apportionment statute was an unconstitutional deprivation of equal protection of laws.(134 KB)
78 pages
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| 1990 |
11/27/2000 |
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Gerrymander
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Sinkfield v. Kelley - 531 U.S. 28 (2000) |
Sinkfield v. Kelley. Per curiam opinion. Racial gerrymandering, Alabama state legislative districts.(201 KB)
3 pages
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| 1980 |
5/30/1981 |
Districts - Senate
Apportionment law
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment |
Attorney General opinion |
Texas Attorney General |
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Opinion No. MW-350, Re: Constitutionality of SB-800 (to Honorable Bob Bullock, Comptroller of Public Accounts)(1546 KB)
5 pages
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| 1990 |
6/13/1996 |
Districts - Congressional
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Bush v. Vera - 94-805 | 861 F.Supp. 1304 | 116 S. Ct. 1941 | 517 U.S. 952 (1996) |
Bush v. Vera. Opinion by Justice O'Connor. The judgment of the District Court is affirmed. The district lines at issue (Texas CDs 18, 29, 30) are subject to strict scrutiny, and that they are not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest.(5091 KB)
12 pages
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