Johnson v. De Grandy

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1994-06-30

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*1025 Justice O’Connor, concurring. The critical issue in these cases is whether § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U. S. C. § 1973 , requires courts to “maximize” the number of districts in which minority voters may elect their candidates of choice. The District Court, applying the maximization principle,…

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