Georgia v. Ashcroft, Attorney General
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court 1
539 U.S. 461
GEORGIA
v.
ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL.
No. 02-182.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued April 29, 2003.
Decided June 26, 2003.
Georgia's 1997 State Senate districting plan is the benchmark plan for this litigation. That plan drew 56 districts, 11 of them with a total black population of over 50%, and 10 of them with a black voting age population of over 50%. The 2000 census revealed that these numbers had increased so that 13 districts had a black population of at least 50%, with the black voting age population exceeding 50% in 12 of those districts. After the 2000 census, the…
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Johnson v. De GrandySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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