Legal Opinion
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 1, 1977No. 75-104PublishedCited by 362 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice White, joined by Justice Stevens
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits a State or political subdivision subject to § 4 of the Act from implementing a legislative reapportionment unless it has obtained a declaratory judgment from the District Court for the District of Columbia, or a ruling from the Attorney General of the United States, that the reapportionment “does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color . . . .” 1 *148The question presented is whether, in the circumstances of this case, the use of racial criteria by the State of New…
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