NORTH CAROLINA v. COVINGTON, 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Elections, Voting Rights Act of 1965

  SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NORTH CAROLINA, ET AL. v. SANDRA LITTLE ?COVINGTON, ET AL. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 16?1023. Decided June 5, 2017 ?PER CURIAM. The North Carolina General Assembly redrew state legislative districts in 2011 to account for population […]

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COOPER v. HARRIS, 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Voting Rights Act of 1965

NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United […]

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BETHUNE-HILL v. VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Elections, Voting Rights Act of 1965

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. […]

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ABBOTT v. VEASEY, 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Elections, Fifteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act of 1965

Cite as: 580 U. S. ____ (2017) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES GREG ABBOTT, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v.?MARC VEASEY, ET AL . ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED ?STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16?393. Decided January 23, 2017 ?The petition for a writ of certiorari […]

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Lopez v. Monterey County, California, 519 U.S. 9 (1996)

Issues: Voting Rights Act of 1965

NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United […]

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Harris v. Ariz. Indep. Redistricting Comm?n, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, One Person One Vote Principle, Voting Rights Act of 1965

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]

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Presley v. Etowah County Comm’n, 502 U.S. 491 (1992)

Issues: Voting Rights Act of 1965

502 U.S. 491 112 S.Ct. 820 117 L.Ed.2d 51 Lawrence C. PRESLEY, etc., Appellant, v. ETOWAH COUNTY COMMISSION et al. Ed Peter MACK and Nathaniel Gosha, III, etc., Appellants, v. RUSSELL COUNTY COMMISSION et al. Nos. 90-711, 90-712. Argued Nov. 12, 1991. Decided Jan. 27, 1992. Headnotes: Voting Rights Act of 1965, Section 5 — […]

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ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS v. ALABAMA

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act of 1965

United States Supreme Court No. 13-895 Argued: November 12, 2014????Decided: March 25, 2015Syllabus:?In 2012 Alabama redrew the boundaries of the State’s 105 House districts and 35 Senate districts. In doing so, while Alabama sought to achieve numerous traditional districting objectives–e.g., compactness, not splitting counties or precincts, minimizing change, and protecting incumbents–it placed yet greater importance […]

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