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'''Cooper v. Harris'' (2017), is a Supreme Court case which struck down racially gerrymandered districts.<ref>[http://www.westernjournalism.com/supreme-court-rules-north-carolina-illegally-gerrymandered-congressional-districts-based-race/ Supreme Court Rules That North Carolina Illegally Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Based On Race]</ref>
'''Cooper v. Harris''' (2017), is a Supreme Court case which struck down racially gerrymandered districts.<ref>[http://www.westernjournalism.com/supreme-court-rules-north-carolina-illegally-gerrymandered-congressional-districts-based-race/ Supreme Court Rules That North Carolina Illegally Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Based On Race]</ref>
[[Liberal]]s, including those in the Supreme Court, supported race-based [[gerrymandering]] from a constitutional perspective during and in the years after the [[Civil Rights movement]] because it would lead to the highest rates of minority elected officials, but they changed their position (again from a constitutional standpoint) after it became clear they could gain more seats through having courts strike down race-based gerrymandering.<ref>Sammin, Kyle (May 30, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/why-the-supreme-courts-liberals-flipflopped-on-race-based-gerrymandering/ Why The Supreme Court’s Liberals Flipflopped On Race-Based Gerrymandering]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved May 31, 2017.</ref>
==See also==
* [[Living and breathing constitution]]
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