Thornburg v. Gingles

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1986-06-30

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Justice Brennan announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III-A, III-B, IV-A, and V, an opinion with respect to Part III-C, in which Justice Marshall, Justice Black-mun, and Justice Stevens join, and an opinion with respect to Part IV-B, in which Justice White joins. This case requires that we construe for the first time § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of…

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