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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Schnapper. Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae, 1984. c3d21d1f-e392-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/aa6396d0-ca46-40ed-901b-ddf4a114dd50/brief-for-the-united-states-as-amicus-curiae. Accessed May 22, 2025.

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r: tf lppellcci lllc11lr hr attggert (Mot' Lr llh' l6' 2l) thnt

eh.r.Lrrnt ronrrll.r ,,r"'r,i"rJ, ii,,i" .f ."rmlttttt'd' nnxtnE ntntry kr lrrt

eotrRltlercrl. lu tft' *tt"r. ittnf " 
Srx'thtrr 2 cnRo erxttl lm pl'ovotl

r:vtttt wher0 utt''''lty tl"tttfitiuf'ot hnrl irrlrlavnrl alItlilhxrllt ittr{'ei'qoi

n[thalxrlls.rvatll*lrr'on-n-Otttil'"ttfntlvrtl'scelerJornl"tn6llltr"18
n nGcrlif,lrry__tf,,,,,frl,"r,,i i,,ffi 

rf,t,,i-.clrrnrttltt ln the plnllrtll['a trtre'

ulVe rto rrol r!irl:tlm llorrro lllntt'ir:l' 8lr Sicrtntc l)lntrlct 2' rlnco

nnllrtllnirls' t'uty u'*'iltnttf'trr'u'n"t:ttg- l'helrr in bnncrl ott tlre ltt;l-

tJ,Li',,lii"t"tui e"tt';4nt ol[*:[ .l Srrrn:lrtrrEnt:e'

I l-,

trir:l.n tttcl'el.y lrcr':tttsc llrcy rrrttkl-- fi:nnitrl'y lxr tlt':ttvlt'

l l rooks v. Al ltt i n', r"li":" r'ir'lnl'n v' St'n tn'ott"t'r 
"''rt 

; l'l'' h i t -

r:ou.h v. (ihtt t:is, ru'y':" 7' i":''ttt:n'x v ' .Clet't(:" 
1'{' rt"l I l"' lirrpp'

nI lil64. Nor r:ttlt ii, i'*-i"'tttttlttrxl tlr:tl'. "F:tfrt" Rt'ttls fot'

tnlttrrrll,.v olliutlttililrtt'' "t"tftf 
ltetrrs'qnril'Y lrn in tlrt. ittlot'tsls

of ntittrtt'ity t'olrrs' itc tlrr;tt't lilrlcl v' Ilrxtrrl ol Srtpor'

lirrr,.8, 6?l l".2rl $rri,'ilr,ri (t-rtlr (iir' lll?8) ' 'l'ltlls' if lha

"grnvnutt'tl" ,,t nl,1,olitn'"1 ttl"i'' is sirrr;rly llrrl' Norlh (irrt-

olinn ttxpe to tlstl tnrrll'itrrtnrller rlisl'r'ir:ln ttll('l'("'lltct'e :tl'a

nrrflh.ir,rrr r,rnrctrr,t.:rr.i,,"* "r 
rlrnr.k votct's l.o fotrtt tttliot'ily

,l:ttk nitrr{,',-urotnt"'tl'tii-rti"r.';; rrs l'lra-rlist'ricl' t'.ttr[ sl:rl'rrl

(.t.S. App. 4n), llrclr tiittiui it*'tt"":rril'v fnlts slt,t'l of es-

I nhlintrirrg tt viol:tl iott'

ln lhroe rtf lhe ttini'ittt"' hlerclt r:nrrrlirlrtlcs stt;r;rrrlrrrl l1v

tho hltch "tunn"tniij;'i;;;; 
i;;*tt oleel'r'rl tttttl*r llre ch:rl-

lengerl 1rl:ttl itt ,,r."'Ltln"'* :ls grenl' 11s rtl' 11rcnltt lfunt'

rv(lrrkl ln cx;xrcleJ";;i;t' ,, 
^sln;5le-tttetrtlnrr Il:ttt' ttttrl

lllttr:k volere ltnttt rvieklerl lnllttettr:c over ollret' Re:tls ltR

rvell. llver sinr:e rfiiif. rt'n hl:rr:k vrrlet'n of llotlsc l)islrir:l'

2!1, whrr tttnka ttp lti':ri' 'f lhe popttlnliotr nnrl Zll'li'fl' ol

Itro t'eginlot'o,t 't'ro'*,'iJ'i't' 
tttt"nntlerl .in 

eterrtittg otto bl:rtlt

rnenther of llra ttttlotl-iiintttt*'r tlcteEnl'lon' Scc lurges 4-6'

nr,,,'n. tn llottsc fli-ii:iti 2l' llre 21.'lly, hlitck rtritr,r'll'v

Iutn clcr:.etl oltn .f ift"'"f 
"-''q":n't"ttt"tives 

sittte l!lfll)' rvillr

fi,n *iiltfrt,'f, t,f l'ol'wecn 317" rrnrl 46'/t' 
-ol 

Ilro s'lrila volers

ln t.lre tlislriel. S;;";"tt*; 4' atqntt'. Inrleorl' l'he rlisl'r'ir:l'

urttrl. f,tlntl t':rl' tito'l'i*"k 
'l'e1't:m*nltrllve in l)lsll'ir:t 2l

rvrlttltl hnve lrccn ctct'tett irr llliZ evett lf lhe olccliott lt:trl

l,onrr lr*kl ,,,,!.v u,"t"-tlr "i'itt" 
('l'S' Alrp' 311:r-41);t':--ltl:l

Irr llrrttstl l)lnll'iel, il.'*t'o* hl:tck ;nrsllls !tt:tkt' ttp \fi'lf"
ofthepopttl:tlion,"'ftfn"ftr':rttrlirl:tIervttsclcr:terllollrellvc-
nretttbet' rleloEnliorr i'i IOZ'f trllrl t!l?li' ttltrl iwo hlatk t:nn-

rlirlnles-401' of the tlck'gnllott--s'olt eltx:lorl ttttrlor lhc

,]r,,,ir_rl,",r pt:rrr irr l!t82. ln,th $,ith srrtrslnrrlinl whilc sttp-

;xrt't,. Sce pnges'.f'-ii, 
-"'p'n'tt ll'v eonl'rttsl' rlttrler lhc

ltir"nr,-'n rcek lo trtirrlntlz'e tlrc rlFrllOrnrtca of llrln olorl.rRl

irr'.'ei.'r rrtt tho *''ut*f 
"i-lit'i' 

Io lllr' Zfi-2?l llrnl llrn l!182 olrr'-

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Sen:rial)islrir:t.22,wlriletlrerrrqrrllg:rrlnritl,crll.yfnlltrlrrrr.l,
of u Rllttttl:trtl oI prr4xlrt'irltt:tl re;trcsettl'nl'ftltl' trtinrlrily

r':rnrlitl:ttrrs eillrcr *"' t'' ltnve lnelt RttctlenRfttl :rtrrl plnlnly

nre trrttlpel i[ive.rt
(iolr11t'css tottltl nol' ttnve ex;rrcssert tntlt'e cle:rrly ll'n

inlcnlkrn rr|ll, lti inv:rlirl:rle lnrrll.irrrelrrlrcr rllstritrl.ing l)lilns

rvhcre tnitrot'ily .,,,,litl"tn* trnvo lrnrl nn erptrtl o;rporlrtnily

l.o ln nknlerl-.-evett lt l.lrr:y rlirl nol. lrntn'su'lly witt n pt'ttt

g,,,,:fi,r,,f Rhare of t.ire *",it". S",,, rr.r1., fielr:lle ltelxrrt ilil;

i,i. ,,r. l!):l (Artlif iott:tl Viervn of Sert' l)olel.,i Sttplxrrlcrs

of :rttrcttrltrl. Srxrl,iott 2 reperrlcrlly ttssttrrxl lhe Sennl'a Srth'

totnntittce l.h;rl, this *rruitf trt'l' i'o tlre resrtll" An At'tntrtttl

;;;:,;;i,,,* lrn*rr clot:'rxl rogxrrrlorlly; ntrrl llr.re lr trrtt lhe rllghlorL

nnlqgenl.lott tllnt lhny t"'tt'"f*'f-tf l*i'utt*n Lhe nrnjtrlt! r:onnltlerorl

l.ltottt "snfi'."
I lt ln nho nltlrlllrnrrt tlrnt cnlxlhlnto rlnillrg trnr ttoL heatt rlrrtn-

lrrnl.r.rl try ,rl,ll.,', ,t'tnr'.'ti'"1-"'i'l-ii'rgla nlrrt vrrtllttl ,r or,tlvnlrrrrt

t'crlttlrrntotttr f,u,n ut't i'nt.t''n'||i'itty|ltf''nttrl l'lrnt thore ttrn rtrt ;|r'crettt

trnrrlcrs lrr ntlttorily :;;il;;it"; nr r:ttttrllttnc-v' ltr llf.a-cittt ol

llohiltt..nsor ltt *ltlt'h ;;iii;torirlT'r rlirtrk'lr hnve hentt ltrvnlldntctl'

s.rn.! or nll of tlrruta nttlitti" rvora ttrttnlly ltcsortt' Son' r'7" lYftitrt v'

llollesl,:r',412 l,.S' ni-ica'Zaf t lVnllatta v' llol,sa' rrltr lr'2rl 0l!l'

liz:t-cz'l (rrth (llr'). '";"i;:i 
utt-"tttnt l""t!!!11!'42rr U"S' !'4? (t0?r'l;

T,intnttt v. lrcl(rrillren"inn'i':'ztr l2!i?' t:torr-t:tfii (rtth (!ir' l!l?il)

(trrt lrntx:|. nl[1] ort t'ttt".t' n"uttuln rrrlt rtrlr' l'hst (furrtll l'rrirf,

.srrrr,,t fl,,rr, ,. ,,;;;;1. i-zi il's' li'10 ( lu?c) ; r:f' lTllilco,rtr v'

(llrnrrir. tttlsxt; ltlaak;;;;'';' ile'ltotto.r,flt' trG6 F'2rl t' G (lrt (ilr'

l!f??l : llrr,dr,'' '' 
nt'rii""'itt'i"il 

-|"'li,:n't"t'y' 
608 lr'ztl ! l(n' I t 12

(rrth (ilr. l!t?l'r)'
ri'l'he rllatrk'l tottrt ovklnnLly ntl'qnllrrchotttlr tho rlglrlllrnllco

o[ ('?ottgronr'R '"i"*u:;'tt; 
iitn i"t't'|Ir.1'iil rnt'rn"nut'rtlott rtntrrlnrr!'

,l.lr* e.*rt ,ti"r,tnuu,i it,n "1rr.,1',':titt'tltl rrrprlreltlnllrrn" dlsrlnltrter

tn Sn:u.rr 2(trt n,r ,:,,;;::i,,J';;;,,u,rn ll,n,, ihnt thn fnr:L Ihnt bln.hn

Itnvo tt,f l,,u'n nt*'tt'i i;;;;:tttilt; pr.lxldhrrrnl trr lholr 1x'rrrirrlnga ,f

llro ;x4rrrhrtiiln 'tt'''r tttti 'J""' 
tt"t'rl'lhth -tllnt' 

villo rliltltlon ltnr ra-

nlltrxl" (J.S. Ag4r. ii"'a'tt'it' (cttt;rlttnlr rtrLlnrl) l' Ar rtlrn'ttnnerl

tlxtvo (txrlc 8)' lhe tii"tilr"tt"'*"" rl'1"'rtolv rlrnflorl to rt,kl rtx'h

n |mrrrrlv t,,r,,rprntuti,rr."ir, ,,lr,t.t. tlro'rllrtrl,'L r'ortrt hnr'lrrterlretetl

lhG A|'l' n* itt'i''*l"i'"";1"'1''r;l'lt'rtnl roltr*rtttttnth't| Ilttn" ntntrrltrrrl

,r,il*. tf,ut' trtt "ttt;tttrl ol4xrrtrrnl[y" nllltttlnrrl'

l!,

l)erfttot, ltt.:ttl rlf l,lrr. VrrtittI ltiglrts l'rr{trr.| . ex;rl:tittrll lrt

ilu, S,t,,,,t,, l{ttlxrrttttttitlrtr I I fleltitl'tr llcttt'ltrgs l{llil):

l,lrc ttl.-l:tl'gc eln'liotts thrrt l '-' '-ltttvt-' lxttt fot'ttsittl{

Otr !lt.(. tlrrse lrr ;i;i,.|, ii,,, r.,,srrll. u[ llroso ill-l:rlgc t'lt'r--

llorrn is l,nsit:rrlly'ft' -fiitf' uttl' llto lttittorll'y volet's' ll'

i-'t,,,r.',,-iiirr:stii'lr rtf *'lt*llt*t' llrr"v rvill 11ot lttttrrr ttl'

i,;";;;;' wlr..l,lrr:r ltrc trrrrjolil'.v volerH rvill gel' rrrorc rtr'

ffi. ll, In n l;ttcnt'iotl t'i Rt'ltttt vel'nlls ttol'lrlttg'

Src ttlso irt. trl, l2(l!l (ttrnlitttotty of l"r:rttk l':rt'ker): r:['

ir:;il';';,,,,iru, ,1r,n u.S. nt, riiri tcr'grh:rnis irr ,r'igirr:rl)

i;;iir,,iiir*,rrlxir'rlintri*ts terrrl [o ruirrirrriz.c the rrrlittg

il:;;;;ii, 1f rlirrglily'grr)trlrs hy 1x'r'rrritl'itrg lhc lxrlilicnl

,rr,i,itlrv [. elccl,'iit'i'u1"t'*n"ittii"nt,f llrn rlisl't'it'l'") ;

ii;iiii,,,,r,r, u. (,'[rrin, 40:i U.s. nt, trrS-ll'r!t Irrrrrliirn*tttlx't'

,fl-iri,,f" 15.ll*rrgurl f,r "llttrit' rrittttct'-lttka':tll ttslre.ls")'
"";iil;' 

a,;"_a,iity" ttl ltotite rter:lsi,rrs ,f this ,rrrl ,llr.r'

c,ur]is jn.,,, ,,,ii, tir:rl, trtrrltit,c,rlrir. rlislrir:ln t,tr tt,l lttt-

i""iiir lr,hcro, ns ltct.o, trrinur.il.v r.ilrrrlirl[les rrle rrrt, elfec-

ii;,ttt rr'rrl' irrrl, rtl i*a elec,r'rrt ,l',('osn' 'l'lte el.st'st

;,;ilt.t l.o lhln c:tnc ls llrrtrr v' llloolt" ['ltl li"Zrl l-tri?.
'ii'tiit ?iit'. ltl?li), in whir:lr llte t:otrrl' of ttlltttls- trlhckl

llre vnlklil.y of nu trt-ttrtge nyslerri llllrl(lr' rvlrielr lhe tll)L

blrrck tttiltoriry olcetr"l t'ttn t-ttut"llr'r lo tttt oiHltl-tttctrthet'

.iiv',r,r,tn'if. in,lcrxl, ltt trt:ttry tnseR priot' ln (lily ol llo'
i,irl i,it,,ftitrg :tt-lilt1lr totlttg 8l'Bleltts rvltctT lho :tg;1rc-

' gnLc of [:tclttt's ,rttt't""1t'n*tirrrtril'ly lrn'q fttlot'tthlc lo nti-

In*i.y ,,,,f *rs llr:r, ln tlrin c:rsr,--t*.s. ;r:r'lir.r:lrrt'ly, lvltttt'l'

ii,, i,li,,,f, clliz*r tr.rl tvet' lrcctr ek:cletl ttltrlor llro s.yslttttt-'-

"iu,il",rgn" 
I.0 llrt, vol irrg ll:rrrs rver.e lrorrulhcless lrr.kl [o he

innrrttl,jin,,f. Scc, e'r;" tilncte l/olrrr"r- v' Illrl)onottqh' $lift

ii.z,i r ( lnl (lir. rrlzii; llt'nilrittt v"loseph' 66!l lr'ill lui6

Itrl.lr (iir. ltl??l ; tlut'itt v' ("o''ti'qrrtt' 6r!l li"Zrl !l2ll l6llr

if".- ri,izr ; Mrlitiit v. (ittilxt,n (iouttt11 cotnm'n.6ill'r l.'.2r1

izl lfith (lir. t!t?(it. lt, is sigrritk,:rrrl, llr:rl, llrc serrrrlrt

I-,i,,tli, tttrrl olltor ntl;r;xrt'l.ot's tlf ltlllt'lttlt'rl Srr:lilrlt 2

i,iit",f'*f,r-'rri:rlty l, llrtlso rrtsos ltt rvltlt''. llte rlofi'ttrhtttl'

lrrlirrrlk'lkrtts plrrvttiltrrl' -lrrrlttrllnE lt""tt v' lllutt't" sttl"'t,-'

1,.'itr,ii",,rl,rrr"s 'f llt* rr':ty irt rvlrl'lr lltc ttorv ;rtrt'isi.tt



20

ntr,ulrl lrc lnler'prel,erl. scttnl.a ll*;xrr[ 3!]; I Sennta Ilenr-

i"u, i0r-zt,li, ?il? Itcsr'itrtotty rrf At'lrtttnrl l)erftrar)'

'l'ltc tlccisio,, t,,tt'*'iitti' ittl"'t serhrttn ntxl stthnt:rtrllnl

rptrstiolts rtg:rrrlirrg l'l:to--i"tt"l"ttLrl'krtt of !{u:l'lotr 2(h)'

(lnn l.lre cerr[r:rl-tlin- "lin"lit,i,"-li.rlitrg,f- r*einlly

i*i,,.i"-i ,i,ti,,g l* *ti*r'niii"'tl irr l'lro f:trrr .f stt'sl'ntrl'ltrl'

nnrl rlrcislve, whll.e "iti'ftt'* 
for-hl:u:k tntlrlitlntes' tnel'cly

lxr:ntme n rvlrite *,,tttiiiitiro wottkl ttltve rvrttt if tho elrrl'ion

hnrl lxxrrr lrelrl only ninong wlrlta votern? ls n rlislr'lct

.'.*'i'i,,-r.l iie,l in i'r*i*tiug'i'rt :*nl:" ni trglc-trternlx't' senls

cven wltr:re, :ts il.s t'iuii f"tttt"l llnrlingn ttncr;ttivrrcttlly rlcln'

,r,,rirur.r,, l,inrtk vt'lt'i's utttler n tttttllilttenllrct' plntt ltnvo ntt

;:;,;,i ,,t;tt,,rl'rrrril.y ln ptrt'l'it:lpttte hr llra lxrlil'lenl l'r)ecsn

tuttl to ttlttl, t'nptrrt"titulii'* i'f tlretl cltoitt? 'l'lre tlchnteR

itt Clrttgres.r fix:ttsrxl in t:tt'go ltnrl' on [ltesrt issttes' ntttl

;i,,';;;;;;,;;;,,i*', "ti"1'tttl 
hv'('lorrgrrrss.tlclrrtttkxl in lnrge

i,nrt ,,1",,t l,lrc :rrlswel" n* [lrls rleclsion tletttottRtrtttes'

gttlrl:ttteo frrrrlr l'lre i:t'utf' l* trcerltxl fur ensure thn[ the

:;;;;;';;""i,,^nl iru'cntiun rvitl trc ltonoretl irr t'hls nntl future

r:rscs.r'

- 
;;;;," c,ttrt rv*rc l'o ronrlttrlo Urnl' lho rllatrlet e,ttrt orrerl'

rvlLhottl. Ihc ttoerl tt'' ftttll'ltn' lrrlallrrg ntlrl nrtlttntettt' llto nn|rrrrprl-

nl., rlln;xrnltl,tt rv.tl,l l'n'it'-ton'utl it'r frrrt.er ,rrrtnrlllrgn' Ar [o

llorlre l)irtrL't llli nrxl i"'uftt iif'fth'[ i!2' lhr.ra trrny rvell lxl n hnrln

lrr I.lxt rurrrrl.,r't t"'tttoiiuti lt' fttn t';rlrtlttp'of llro rllrrtrk't clrtlrt' ftrr

tott,'lttrlltrt( llrrrL tho "tr"ii'"-i"t'rt 
t'i *ttt"1'rR-of bl'rtk votcrn nt lho

lxrlls ln nl.trllrrrlnlrto f" 
""i"''f " 

t'f l'lrr. elrr'krrfll n'vnl'ottt llurt rrrlratllttlo

n rkrttlnl .l rrr;lttrl ttr','''i"l"iiy fttr rrllctLlvo pnrtt'llnrtl.tt' ln vkrln-

lhrtt of Stclhrtt Z' ft i"'tillfi"ttll [o lnrnplrrrt rtlty trttrln' tilvclt lltc

fnttrtnl lltttlltr;1n. for irrvnlhlntltt;1 tlnttxrt l'lrrlrir:lr 2!' 2ll' or $tl'

; l,

aala.aaraa talilata t'ltcll l'il 
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lo'll!

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