Concurrence Burger | End date 1986 | |
Full case name Davis, et al. v. Bandemer, et al. Citations 478 U.S. 109 (more)
106 S. Ct. 2797; 92 L. Ed. 2d 85; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 122; 54 U.S.L.W. 4898 Prior history Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Majority White (part II), joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens Plurality White (parts I, III, IV), joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun Similar Shaw v Reno, Wesberry v Sanders, Baker v Carr, Miller v Johnson, Reynolds v Sims | ||
Davis v bandemer
Davis v. Bandemer, 478 U.S. 109 (1986), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that claims of partisan gerrymandering were justiciable, but failed to agree on a clear standard for the judicial review of the class of claims of a political nature to which such cases belong. The decision was later limited with respect to many of the elements directly involving issues of redistricting and political gerrymandering, but was somewhat broadened with respect to less significant ancillary procedural issues.
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The National Republican Committee filed an amicus brief in support of the Indiana Democrats, Democrats in the California house and senate filed briefs supporting the Republican redistricting plan.
Background
Democrats in the state of Indiana challenged the state's 1981 state apportionment scheme for Indiana General Assembly districts because of political gerrymandering. The Democrats argued that "the apportionment unconstitutionally diluted their votes in important districts, violating their rights."