Where Race and Political Behavior Highly Correlate within a Congressional District, It Is Unlikely That the District Will Be Held to Be an Unconstitutional Racial Gerrymander: Easley v. Cromartie

Authors

Robert F. Kravetz

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court held that a North Carolina congressional districting plan did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because race was not the predominant factor motivating the state legislature's districting decision.

Easley v. Cromartie, 532 U.S. 234 (2001)

First Page

561

Recommended Citation

Robert F. Kravetz, Where Race and Political Behavior Highly Correlate within a Congressional District, It Is Unlikely That the District Will Be Held to Be an Unconstitutional Racial Gerrymander: Easley v. Cromartie, 40 Duq. L. Rev. 561 (2002).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol40/iss3/7