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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> |
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| + | [[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> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Living and breathing constitution]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:05, June 1, 2017
Cooper v. Harris (2017), is a Supreme Court case which struck down racially gerrymandered districts.[1]
Liberals, 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.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Supreme Court Rules That North Carolina Illegally Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Based On Race
- ↑ Sammin, Kyle (May 30, 2017). Why The Supreme Court’s Liberals Flipflopped On Race-Based Gerrymandering. The Federalist. Retrieved May 31, 2017.