Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Bartlett v. Strickland, 556 U.S. 1 (2009), is a United States Supreme Court case in which, in a plurality decision, the Court held that a minority group must constitute a numerical majority of the voting-age population in an area before §2 of the Voting Rights Act would require the creation of a legislative district to prevent dilution of that group’s votes. The decision struck down a North Carolina redistricting plan that attempted to preserve minority voting power in a state legislative district that was 39 percent black. Justice Kennedy delivered the decision and was joined by Justices Alito and Roberts. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion that was joined by Justice Scalia. Justice Souter filed a dissenting opinion that was joined by Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer. Justices Ginsburg and Breyer also filed separate dissenting opinions.. }
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- Bartlett_v._Strickland abstract "Bartlett v. Strickland, 556 U.S. 1 (2009), is a United States Supreme Court case in which, in a plurality decision, the Court held that a minority group must constitute a numerical majority of the voting-age population in an area before §2 of the Voting Rights Act would require the creation of a legislative district to prevent dilution of that group’s votes. The decision struck down a North Carolina redistricting plan that attempted to preserve minority voting power in a state legislative district that was 39 percent black. Justice Kennedy delivered the decision and was joined by Justices Alito and Roberts. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion that was joined by Justice Scalia. Justice Souter filed a dissenting opinion that was joined by Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer. Justices Ginsburg and Breyer also filed separate dissenting opinions.".