Was race the “predominant” factor in North Carolinas redistricting plan?
Hunt v. Cromartie and Smallwood v. Cromartie Docket Nos. 99-1864 and 99-1865 From: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Case at a Glance In a series of (often 5-4) decisions, the Supreme Court has ruled that creating legislative districts with the express purpose of ensuring minority dominance goes beyond the beneficial purposes of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Now, for the fourth time in eight years, the Court will examine the constitutionality of District 12 in North Carolina. • Previewed by David L. Hudson Jr., a staff attorney with the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and a contributor to the ABA Journal.
