Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
This case addresses whether the Virginia state legislature's consideration of race in drawing new lines for 12 state legislative districts violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. After the 2010 census, some redistricting was required to ensure proper numerical apportionment for the Virginia House of Delegates. It is undisputed that the boundary lines for the 12 districts at issue were drawn with a goal of ensuring that each district would have a black voting-age population (BVAP) of at least 55%.
Certain voters challenged the new districts as unconstitutional racial…
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