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LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorney
- Leslie J. Winner
Organization
- NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
Identifier
- 4223f6bf-d492-ee11-be37-00224827e97b

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Memorandum Opinion and Order, 1984. 4223f6bf-d492-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/121715da-bc22-451c-8908-314f4c7a773b/memorandum-opinion-and-order. Accessed August 27, 2025.

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UNTTED STATES
EASTERN DISTRICT

RALETGH

DISTRICT COURT
OF NORTH CAROLTNA
DIVIS ION

*qILED

RALPH GfNGLES, €t al.
Plaintiffs,

vs.

RUFUS L. EDMISTEN, €t al.
Defendants.

No.8I-803-CIV-S

ORDER

Por the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion of the

court filed this duy;

It is ADJUDGED and ORDERED that:
I- Chapters I and 2 of the North Carolina Session Laws of

the second Extra session of LgB2 (1982 redistricting pran) are
decrared to violate section ? of the voting Rights AcL of r9G5,

amended June 29 , L982, 42 u.s.c. s 1973, by the creation of ttre
forrowing regisrative districts: senate Districts Nos.-2 and

22, and House of Representatives Districts Nos. g, 2I,23,36,
and 39.

2. Pending-- furthet orders- of .this court, the
defendants, th.ir - ug"nt= una employees, d!€-enjoined fiom
conducting any primary or general elections to elect members of
the State senate or state House of Representatives to
reoresent, inter aria, tegister.ed brack voters resident in any

of the areas now included within the legislative districts
identified in paragraph I. of this . Order, whether



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pursuant to the LgB2 redisEricting planr or any revised or new

plan

This order does not purport to enjoin the conduct of any

other primary or general elections that the state of North

Carolina may see fit to conduct to elect members of the Senate

or House of Representatives.under the rg}2 redistricting plan,
or to elect candidates for un, other offices than those of the
state senate and ilouse of Representatives. see N.c.G.s. L2o-2.1
(1983 Cum. Supp. ) .

3. Jurisdiction of this court is retained to entertain
the submission of a revisedltegisrative districting pran by the

defendants, or to enter a further remedial decree, in acccrdance

with the Memorandum opinion filed today in this action.
4. The award of costs and attorneys fees as pralzed by

praintiffs is deferred pendjng entry of a final judgment r ot
such earlier date as may be shown required in the interests of
justice.

United States Circuit JuCg'e

Distr ict

iltnklin f. D[pGe, Jr.
Senior United States Distr.ict

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