Hunt v. Cromartie
| Hunt v. Cromartie | |
|---|---|
 (2001). | |
| Holding | |
| The 12th district of North Carolina as drawn was unconstitutional because it was created for the purpose of placing African Americans in one district, thereby constituting illegal racial gerrymandering. | |
| Court membership | |
| |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
| Concurrence | Stevens (in judgment), joined by Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Hunt v. Cromartie, 526 U.S. 541 (1999), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding North Carolina's 12th congressional district.[1] In an earlier case, Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993), the Supreme Court ruled that the 12th district of North Carolina as drawn was unconstitutional because it was created for the purpose of placing African Americans in one district, thereby constituting illegal racial gerrymandering. The Court ordered the state of North Carolina to redraw the boundaries of the district.
The redrawn 12th district boundaries were then thrown out in a summary judgment by a three judge panel in
Democrats, and therefore the redrawn district was a constitutional example of political gerrymandering. Justice O'Connor acted as the swing vote, satisfied with the change in reasoning since Shaw v. Reno
, despite not joining Justice Stevens' concurrence in the 1999 case.
See also
- Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993)
- Easley v. Cromartie, 532 U.S. 234 (2001)
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 526
References
Further reading
- Saunders, Melissa L. (2002). "A Cautionary Tale: Hunt v. Cromartie and the Next Generation of Shaw Litigation". Election Law Journal. 1 (2): 173–194. .
External links
- Text of Hunt v. Cromartie, 526 U.S. 541 (1999) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
- North Carolina Redistricting Cases: the 1990s. by the Redistricting Task Force for the National Conference of State Legislatures
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