Gingles v. Edmisten Department of Justice Hardback Index

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April 20, 1971 - January 8, 1982

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Testimony Ends In Suit Fighting Redistricting (Winston Salem Sentinel), 1983. 31d77464-d492-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/844d967c-672d-4ae1-b414-adb0a1cdda4e/testimony-ends-in-suit-fighting-redistricting-winston-salem-sentinel. Accessed May 22, 2025.

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lips of the 4th U. S. Circ- . i.1- ,,o'{;" 

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oanel to issue a ruling,'iii",tr*o"vy*,:,d?J, ji,l*i*1,,*,er;,,"r* j:*tffi I
that multimember leg

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t'Til5'li.r*onv 
of Dr' Ttromas B' Hofe'ller' a defdnse

witness for the state in a'ciass'acUon suit'brought by

blacks, was in oirect connici"'iitt Gtimonylast'week by

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;;6;"' fi l*YJ",n"lfl;1lli;ember districts de-
The olaintiffs alleg

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rni ntiitiut- * i th i n tbo-se d i str ic ts

' .'r *reir full voting tiitniit"ui diluting or submerging

it # t"Pot"ntatiori in elections'
The olaintiffs t'"""'tu"O it'" state in T ",flgtt 

to have

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member distrtcts tn

ffi;;";Gio nracts ca'n be'assured of equal repre-

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N. Grorman' 

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ished in multimemb'
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But Hofeller, a consultant to the-.1981 N'-C' General

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The case has been rect,JiT#il""fr[il11!3.ffi

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rtv hat,i cqnsiitenuy elected the
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Adams said'

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received in his last re'
black candidates can # t"'uii"t"o in whitb majority

counties and districts'
Hofeller testiJied that he believes the substantial gains

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