Ugly: An Inquiry into the Problem of Racial Gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

Ugly: An Inquiry into the Problem of Racial Gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

The decision in "Shaw vs Reno" raises new problems concerning the US Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act (VRA) jurisprudence instead of working with the ones already in play. Proof is offered that gerrymandering--whether it is conducted under the auspices of the VRA or is freelance legi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Michigan law review 1993-12, Vol.92 (3), p.652-682
Hauptverfasser: Polsby, Daniel D., Popper, Robert D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Apportionment
Apportionment (Election law)
Gerrymander
Laws, regulations and rules
Legislatures
Minority voters
Plaintiffs
Political candidates
Political parties
Political partisanship
Proportional representation
Race
Single member districts
Supreme Court decisions
Symposium: The Future of Voting Rights after Shaw v. Reno
Voting
Voting rights
Voting Rights Act
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Zusammenfassung:The decision in "Shaw vs Reno" raises new problems concerning the US Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act (VRA) jurisprudence instead of working with the ones already in play. Proof is offered that gerrymandering--whether it is conducted under the auspices of the VRA or is freelance legislative tinkering--can spoil the game for representation by single-member district.
ISSN:0026-2234
1939-8557
DOI:10.2307/1289797