Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Does Not Bar Preclearance of a Redistricting Plan Enacted with a Discriminatory but Nonretrogressive Purpose: Reno v. Bossier Parish Sch. Bd.

Authors

David Harvey

Abstract

The Supreme Court of the United States held that a covered jurisdiction under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act cannot be denied preclearance of a nonretrogressive redistricting plan even if the plan is enacted with a discriminatory purpose.

Reno v. Bossier Parish Sch. Bd., 120 S. Ct. 866 (2000).

First Page

477

Recommended Citation

David Harvey, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Does Not Bar Preclearance of a Redistricting Plan Enacted with a Discriminatory but Nonretrogressive Purpose: Reno v. Bossier Parish Sch. Bd., 39 Duq. L. Rev. 477 (2001).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol39/iss2/9