Legal Opinion
Wisconsin v. City of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 20, 1996No. 94-1614PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
In conducting the 1990 United States Census, the Secretary of Commerce decided not to use a particular statistical adjustment that had been designed to correct an undercount in the initial enumeration. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the Secretary’s decision was subject to heightened scrutiny because of its effect on the right of individual respondents to have their vote counted equally. We hold that the Secretary’s decision was not subject to heightened scrutiny, and that it conformed to applicable constitutional and statutory provisions.
The Constitution requires an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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