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Civil Rights

Apr. 19, 2001

Supreme Court Redraws Redistricting Standards

WASHINGTON - White challengers to heavily minority voting districts can prevail only if they can show legislators drew the districts' boundary lines because of voters' race and not because of their record of voting for a particular party, a sharply split Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

By David F. Pike
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - White challengers to heavily minority voting districts can prevail only if they can show legislators drew the districts' boundary lines because of voters' race and not because of their record of voting for a particular party, a sharply split Supreme Court ruled W...

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