Shaw v. Hunt
Shaw v. Hunt, 517 U.S. 899 (1996), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning redistricting and racial gerrymandering. This case and its predecessor, Shaw v. Reno, concerned North Carolina's congressional redistricting plans. The Court ruled in Shaw v. Hunt that the redistricting plan violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
| Shaw v. Hunt | |
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| Argued December 5, 1995 Decided June 13, 1996 | |
| Full case name | Shaw et al. v. Hunt, Governor of North Carolina, et al. |
| Docket no. | 94-923 |
| Citations | 517 U.S. 899 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Justice Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Justice Stevens, joined by Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer (as to Parts II-V) |
| Dissent | Justice Souter, joined by Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer |
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