Citations 532 U.S. 234 (more) | End date 2001 | |
Full case name Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina v. Martin Cromartie, et al. Majority Breyer, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg Dissent Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy Ruling court Supreme Court of the United States Similar Shaw v Reno, Miller v Johnson, Wesberry v Sanders, Alabama Legislative Black Ca, Baker v Carr | ||
Easley v. Cromartie, 532 U.S. 234 (2001), also known as Hunt v. Cromartie, was a United States Supreme Court case. The court's ruling on April 18, 2001 stated that redistricting for political reasons did not violate Federal Civil Rights Law banning race-based gerrymandering. (Case No. 99-1864).
The Supreme Court held in the case that as Southern blacks tend to vote for the Democratic Party, North Carolina's 12th congressional district was drawn based upon voting behavior, instead of upon racial characteristics. The allegedly odd-shaped district was allowed to stand.
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