Correspondence from Ganucheau (Clerk) to White (Clerk)

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I*ct E ?goBNffnc, ET aL, A-PPEU'aNTS

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oN A.ppEAL trRoa rrrffrror*-s Dlsr,uff cqa*r
-'' ioiise aAsrsai DISTRIIT or NoPrE caRoLINA '

BBIEF FOB TgE UNITED S?ATES
AS AMICUS CURIAE

REX E.I,IE
Solicitor GaonJ

Wrr. BulSonoBEtxot,s
Asosiozt Attot*sY Ge*orul

Caur.Ps F?ED
D epzttY Solisitur Gct*mJ

Mrcu.r.u, W. McCoN rvar,l
,{sststaat to th.c Solist'tar Genetol

NrNcrs G. Gaoncs
' AttornrY

De?artment of Jttstinc
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QtI l'Xff lONS I'ltDSli N'l't'll)

I.Whetherlrrecleat'itttceofnrerlisl'r'ir:lingpl:tnh't'
the Att*ire.v Ge'er,al l)6t'Fuilnt l,g $iettiorr !-r o[ llre'\'o[ittg
iiigqf,t" Act grctlurle,* srr;errlttcttl :trljttrlic;rli.tr lt.r ;rt'iv;tlt'
plii*tilfs of the vnlirlity,f tlrc,ltut tttttlt't'Sccli,tt 2,[
the Voting Itighte Aet'.

2. Whottrer the rlist,r.ir:l r,otlt.l, rrlt.t,t.t:l,h' t.rrttsl t.ttorl

amerxlcrl liectlorr 11 0f thc voling ltiHhts A,.'1. :ts irrv:rlirl:tt-

ir* eer.tai,r ,rulti-urerntnr legislnl.ive rlisl.r'irts i, rvlridr

ininnyir.v crrnfl irlates lrlrl arhieverl signi lic:tttt t'[x'tot'itl sttt'-

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Cnnes:

lllut:la l/olat'*, V. llr:l)ottttttrtlt,l>$6 l".2rl I l8'

Ilrttilus v. llttpiilt's l'ut'ish I'olicy 'Irrly' l-r0ft li''2rl

1109
lltoolex v. Atloiu, No. 8il-lSlill (Nov' l:l' llltt l) 12'

(iiltt ol lloliltt Y. llolilctt.446 t-l'S' l-tl-r It' l(l' I l' l8'

l)uliil v. Crtrli'rott. 55it li''2rl !)2lil

llora Y. Illoorr.6'",9 lr.2rl l162
I1ond.ri;r: v. .lo.scrrlt. t-rl-,g li'.2r1 l2G6 ." " 12'

lluior v.'l'reen,lt?4 lr. Supl)' n?r '

ttcGitl v. (,'rtrl.srtt (ittrrttl!t (lontrr'tr,6illt lr'Ztl 217

itorris v. (lr.4.s.selle, 4:tZ tl.S. 491 ..

Newlt. v. ^Sirlr.c' 6:tit F'Zrl l116l

lloqers Y. [,ulqe,46tl II'S' Gl:t ' ' ' "' 14'

Scrtrlrtrr v. I/plrotrr. No' l)-81-49-(:A (lil'l)' 't'rrx'

.trrn. 10, lt)tl4), ltl['rl srrh llolt' 'SIrrrl'1' v"$1'1rl1rolt'

No. 8il-182:l (Ocl. l. l$8{) ' 7 ' 12' l?"

'l'etruzrts v. (lltmenls. l-rtll lr' Srrlrp' lil2$ l:l'
Ilrtilei Slolc'c v. llotttl rt/ StrPrlt'i's ors' l>'l I lf'2rl

9l-r I I !-r

llrr.ilail.Slalcs v. llrtrcttrltt Cottrrlrl Cttmttt'tt ' ?iil lr'2rl

164G, nppc:rl rlisrlrisseit nlrtl t:t'rt' rloricrl' No' 84-

243 (Nov. 6, l9S4) 12

(ln.ileil Strr.lls v. llt'nlozn'. No' 82-tl4!) ('lrrrr' lo'

1084) 7

lYolhtt'c v.llttttst',611-r l''.211 Gl!). vircltlcrl, 4lf5 ll'S'
lt47' ltl

lVltileontb v. (iltnuis,40:l Il.S. 124 lO' 12' l!-r' l8' l!)
lVltilc Y. Rt'tleslct',41211.S. ?56 !)' l(l' I l' l4' l7' l'l

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lVrl<:he Y. lludisorr' l'at'i*lt' l'oli'c11 'Ittry' 6il6

ilrr tlgr $ttprutttr 0rrttrt rrf
Ot;'tt lttl']tt'[']:ltfi'l,

tlgr Xlrritri)
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Zirtmtttr v. I|lcl{ci(httn', 48$ F'2d 121')7' :llT'rl 'strb

t,tr',r,.. IlosL ()urt'oll Purislt' School llotn-d v'

Itlo;sholl,424 lr.S. 636 -

Slatutc trlrtl rulrt:

V<rl.in11 ltitlhts Ac-1. oI 196l-r, 42 tl'S't;' 1973 el' seq'z

A2,42 [J.S.C. ( l976 ed') l9?3 ' "
\ 2, 42 tr.s.(;. l9?:l - -

S 2(tr), 42 U.S'C' l9?3(b)

Misctlllltrcotls:
It.lt.:ll12, f)?t.h Oong', lst Scss' (l$81) lO

ll.lt. licp. 97-227,9?lh Corrg', IsL Sess' (l98l) ""."'8' 0' l()

S. Ilcp. ll7-417,!)?[h (lorrg',2d Sess' (1982) "' g' l0' ll'l?'
13, 14, 17, 18,2{)

Vr>lirt11 lliqltt.s Act: Ileuitrys Br'lot'tt Ilte Suht:ont'm'

ttn llte Ootlslil,u'lion of t'\rc Srtrtttt'c Cortt'nt.' ttn lh'tt

.lrttlit:ittr11, t)?l.h (iong', 2tl Scss' (1$82) :

' No. ti3-l!)68

[,lcy I I.'I'lltlttNtttllt(1, li'l' At", Al'l'l'il'l'r\N'l's

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ItAt,t'lt (llNt;t,l':s, t.:'t Al''

0N At',t'l;At, ttrou't'tlt' ItNl'l'fiD s'l'A1'I';s Itls'l'Rt(:'r ('()llll'l'

trota.Ttlli l':AS'.t tiitN titst'tttt;t' ot" N()ti't'lt cAlit-)t't N 'l

lilultlr l,'ott'l'lllt tlNt'I'I.]1) S'l'A't'lts
AS Al\ltctls cl lltlAl'l

,|,hcsolicitot.Gctteritlsttlrnti[sthislrr.itlfitrt'eslrrltlscltl

l,lrc cour['s or.rler irrviting a hrief expressitlg the vittws of

tlro Ulril.etl litttes I'egurlirrg l'his aplrcal'

S'l'A'l'I'll\l ItN'I'

l. In .luly lll8l, as n t'esulI of, tlre l1]fl0 cerrsrts' tlte

Gener.al Assem[rly ,if t,l,u Sl.lrl-e of N.r'tlr (lat',litrt ctr:tcterl

rerlistlictilrg lrlans fol tlre sttte's llotlse of llept'esetttrr-

t,ives ittttl Senate. ltt se;rttrurber' 11)Sl, aplrcllt'es lilcrl srrit

irr the tf nitcd s[:rtcs llistriet (lottt'1, for tlrtl li)astet'rr l)is-

trict of NoIt.h (Iil'olirra, rrllegihg t,lrtlt' tlre tlistlir:tinp, lrliltrs

hatl trectr enactetl llttl.stt:tttI t,o llrovisirlrrs trf tlre 5|61.t|1 (i:rr.-

.li,a (-lolrstilrrti,^ tl*tt. t'er;rtit'e<|, lrtrl, lntl tt,l' t'trt't'i*t'tl'

prccleat'itnto lturstt:tltl, Uo Section 6 of tlrc Vot'irrg ltiglrts

ict, of tlllir,, 42 tl.S.(:. l!)?ilc, artd lhrrt' tlte ttse of lrtt'gtr

nrr,itir"u,,rr,".. rlist,r.icts sub,rcr.gerl c,rcerrtl.:rtirlrs .f
bl:rr:k vu[nrs fllrrl rlilrrl,e<l tttitro|.il,.y votittg sL[crrgl.lr itr

virllitt.itltl of tlre (lrrrrst,itrrtirln atttl Sor'titltr 2 tlf llrrl Vrrtirrg

iiigi,t Ar:t of l!xil-r, 42 US'C'. (lt)?(i erl') l{)?i} ('t's

il:r-4a). ,l.ltc stltte cotrst,il,ttl,irrtt:tl lllrlvisirrtt trr rvlrit'lt llrr,

sttit,t.efel.l'etlrvasitlrt'ilvisirlttltrlollterlirrllXiSlrr'trlrillitirrg
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$ 6, 42 tl.s.c. l07li<:

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l8 W<rcklY (lontp. i',1*". ,ru". ,ni, tr,,,,* rn,

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10, 14

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Vol. 2



2,

l,lrc rlivisigl oI currrrl,ies for tlre pt1'posc uf t:trt:tl.irrg elee-

t.or':r I rl isl.r'ir:t,s.

A l'lr:r' tltis itcIioll !vils lilcrl, l.lrc Sttl'e strblrlit'[erl its

corrstilrrtigpirl pruvisiott f9t' sec[igtt 5 cltl:tt'itttr:e (.1.s. App.

6u). Whilc l.lris srrbllrissioll w:ts lrcttrlittg, t'lte Genet'fl1 As-

strurbl.y pitssetl lt t'cvisctl l'tlrlist,r'icl,irrg plrlt for' Ihe llrtttse,

lcrrvirrg ltrc sclrilte Pl:rn untouclrtxl (ilfil.l. ln Novetnlxtt'

ll)Bl, l.lre Al,toIncy (icrrur':rl in[er'lroserl an objecIir)il l)llr'-
su:url, t.o Sr:cLiorr 5 to tlrc corlstitutioltnl 1lt'ovisiotr rtplitinSt

rlivirlirrg t.0riltl.ies. 'l'ltc objttctirltt strt[ctl tlrilt l,lrc lrt'rlvi-

^siglr t'rxtttil'crl l,lte ttse gl' litt'ge tnttltitlrerttlrct' tlis[r'icLc nnrl

lrir,,i tlri*',,r*rcuss.r'il.y *,,ii,r,",'g"o tngnizirSle nril'r'ity
lxrprrlirt.iol r:orrccn(,r.irl,i6trs iltg lul'gr:r' wlritc clectot'tr[es'"
I ihii. ( citittiorr olnitl.txl ) ) . 'l'hel'r.ritf tttt', ttn l)ecttttltx-'t' ?,

I!)81,:rrrrl .llprrar.y 2(1, l!ltlz, t,he Atl,olrey Getret'ltl l,bjec[etl
'1,9 [lrc sr:1:tlI} lrrrl Ilorrse lllurrs. 'l'lre Attgr'1e.y (iellet'al's

l'()vi()\v lrctl,ititttxl only to tlre 40 Nrlrtlr (jarolirltr ctlttttlitls
(9rrl, gl' 1fi0) llrlt 1r.c r:6ve1erl jglisrlir:[ilus fttt' ptll'l]oses

of Strt:tiolt !-r. Stlc ;, 4, 42 [J.S.C. t!)?ilb.
orr li'chr.u:rr..y ll, ll)112, tlre Gflrelul Assettrhl.y ettacterl

r.eviscrl Surirtt: lnrl llottse pl:ttts, t9 whiclr [lre A[[ortle.y
(k:lrer.:rl ilg:tiil i|ll.cr.prxcrl objections on AlrIil l!], l!)t12.
.t.lrc 6lt.it_,t:tiorrs lrcl.tailrcrl l"o sgrlrl,e l)is[r'ict 2, whiclr lrarl

lrecn'rlt':trvrt l.o ettt:tttlll)ilss fowet' lrl:ttlk vtltcrs l.[an Sec-

tiorr 5 r.cr;rrir.crl, :ilul [o a plolxrstxl l louse rlisl,r'ict f0l'
(lrrrrtlrct'l;rlrrl Oottttty, wltit:lr sttltlttcrgctl :t rrlgttiz.itble blaclt

l,,,l,rrllli,rrr irr :r.llr.ge rnrrll,irrrenrlrcr'rlistrict. See.l.S. App.

-(iir-?;r. On AlrIil 2'l, lllg2, l,lttl (lcttttt'itl Asstrtrlhly enlctetl
l,lr0 r.crlistr.id,irrg Il:rils tlrut, lrle tlre sutr.iecI of this litiga-
l,iorr. lkrLlr t,lrt: I louse :rrrtt strrittr: pl:urs wclc pt'ecle:tt'etl

Ir.y llrc Al,lot'rtr'.y (ictrt't':tl on Aplil 3{), l!)112. lil'. itL 7tt.
2. Aftt',r' tlrrt rlis[r'ictirrg 1rl:lrrs rvctrl lttl'rltl,txl, il1r;lellees

:rrrrcrrrk,rl lhcit' lrlcitrlirrgs to clt;tllettgtl live lrtlwl.y-:trlrryterl'

llorrsc rlisl lir.(.s:trrl lrvrr Skrttitltt rlisl t'it'ls, ittltl l,o tttllfot'ln
l,o lJrP ttou'l.y-:tltlt'rrrltlrl fklt'tiott 2- Onl.y l.rvo of thc rlis-

l.l'icls' llo,lsrc l)isllir'[ ll:tttrl fitlttille l)istlicL l-1vs1'11 61lY-

' irlt to ;tttrl lt:trl t't't'givt'tl lrrrrt'ltlltt':tttt'tl tttttllly secl'i1n 5 rlf '

llrc Vol irru lliglrl.s At:t,. t'):tt'h rlf t.llc olltt:t', ttttpt'ct'lc:ll'erl,

rlistIit't.s is :r lrrttll,itttttlttllet' rlistIicl,.'l'lltt "gl'itvttlllell" of

3

rulllrcllccs' clairn witlr l't.fel'cttee (g tltesrt tttttltitttclttlx't' tlis-

l,ricts, its t'xprlititlcrl by tlre rlistrict' cottt't' l'''fi' A1r;r' 'l:r )'

is l'ltat' l'lte Plnll ttl:tkcs ttse of tttttlli-ttlt'tttlrel' tlislt'it'ls
wil.h sttbsl,arrlilrl rvllile vol itlg trt:t.iot'il it:s in s|,llr'r

ilt.(!ils 0l' tlrc st.:rle in rvlrich t.lrr.r'tt lu'e sttllit'irtttt t'olt-

centr.at,iolrs 0f hluck voter.s l0 f0r'ur ttr:r.iot'it), ltlltt'lt
silr.qlc-m0tttbcr rlistrict,s, * ' * :tll ilt :l ttl;ttttrrlt' tlrltt'

virriirl,es 
'iglrts 

,f tlro ,lnilrlilTs st'crrr'crl 5.\' secti,lt 2

of t.lrc Vol,irrg ltighl.s Acl, of l!fli5.

'Ilte c{lso \\,as tlittrl lx'f9t'e:t tlrt'ee-jrrrlgc ('()tll't orl

the h:rsis of extetrsive st.i;rtrl:rl,ions of f:rcl , rhrt'tttlttlltl.;lt'\'

evitlepet,, rrptl ()r.1l t,cs[irngny [:rlte1 rlrrr-i111' t'igIt tl:rvs ilr

Jtrl.y anrl Atrgtrsl, l!)Bn (,1.S. APlr. tia). Ott 'lrttrtt:tt'S' 2'i,

Itli4, the cotlt't' entet'ctl all t'lrl('l' ttttrl rllrittirttt t'otll:tittintl
exlensive linrlings on tlttl v:tt'igtls f:tctot's t,1,',,11[ilrl ilr lltc
legislrrtivg ltist.ttt'\' :tltfl pt'iot' ('ilselllw its t'clt:r'ltttt' 1t' ;1 1'trlc

rlihttion r.lriru. sec .t.s. App. 2ltr-f-rl:r. 'l'he t'ottt'l lrClrl

thal,, rrrrrk,r' tlre l.ol:rlil.v of l.lre l'elevlrttl, r'itttttttstitttt'es, llte

l.erlisl.i'icl.ing pl:rq i1 rrll sevclr t,h;rllt'-rrgr.rl rlisl,r'it'ls rlr:trirrl

black r:itizens arl erlrprl oplrortrrnitv t() pulticipitlc itt tltrr
lxrlil.ic:rl l)t.(xtess in violatiorr oI str'tiotr 2 ol' tlre votilrp.

itigl,t* Act. llrrl epi.ilcrl el.eti6rrs irr tlrr. r'l*rllelr{r'rl rlis-

It'it:[s.r ltt t'car:ltittg tlris tlltittrirtc' r:rtttt'lttlriott' lhc rlisl lir'l
r:0uIl, sct, frrr.l,lr tlrt f0llorvirrg inlfl'plclitliott rtf iltrtottrlt'rl

Ser:t,ion 2 (42 tl.S.(:. l$?3) (.I.S. Ap;r. l'l;t-lli;r (citirliotr

otrtil.lr,tl) ) :

'l'lro r-.ssc,rce oI t'itr:ial vole rlilrtlirrtt itt tlre ll'lilr' r'.

Iletlesler sctlse is tlris: lltat. It'ittt:tt'i1.1' lx'1';1111rc rif llrr'
intor.lrcl,iorr of suhstanti:rl :rlrrl ;rot'sislctrt t'lt<'i;tl ;rolltt'-
iz,fl[iort itr vrtt.inr{ Iilltet'trs (r':rt'i:rl lrkrt: votittll) u iIlr
a cllallengctl pk'ctttt':tl ltteclraltislll, :l t':tci:rl trtirlrll.it.v

l'l'lre rlistri.ct corrrl. rlel|ierl the Slntc's ltrtilir,tt fot'it sl:t1'. :rs rlirl

the (-ilricf .lustice 0u rolrrrrlrry 24, t984. ilttrl l.ltrl f trll ('{}lrrl olr

Ifl611[ li. l!)tif. 'f'Ic st1l,e lras silrcr' :rrlo1rlt,rl. tlttrlt't' ltrott':rl.' ;r ;,lrtlt
l.lrl|1. hns lrcetr nIproverl hy the rlistrict cotttt itt rrll t'rt:rlrCCls. 'l'ltrr

rlistricl. t:ottt'L rlcfcrt'crl rlet'isioll ott Ilrtttse lilsllir'l 8 Ilttrlittll lrtr'-
elcnrrrrrt'o lr.r, I.hc All.orilov (ir.llcrnl. on (k'lolrcl I, lllSI' llre Al-
lortrey (ierrur.l|l olr.ier'lerl [|} t]re rcviserl plrttt filr Ilotrso l)islt'ilrls I
(l.hr.ee rru.Drtrer) nrrrl ?() (silrgle ttt0tlrber). l)tr Novt'ttllrcr l(i. lif8 l,

the Att$rrre.y ('lerrer,tl Irerle,lrerl;rtarts for tlrose rlistllcts, llttrl llrrr

court ordererl Lhcir lrrl;rlelrtatttnl'iott'



4

witlr rlisl,irrt:l,ivc gt'ottP intet'esls l'ltal' :rt'e ctt;l:rlrle rrf

irirl rlr. irrneli,rr.:rtiurr li.y grrrer-nrnenl, is cllmtivcly rle-

iriurl l.lrc;rolitir:al lx)wer kr furLlrel. l,lrose irrlClesl.s.

l,trlrt nrurrlxrls i,k,lrri worrlrl prcstttttpl.ivcly give-it irr 
.a

u,,t,i,tg' trrtrsl.il,ttcttt'.y ltot raci;rll.y politt'izctl in iLs vot-

itrg lrt'ltltviot'.

3. 'l'lrc tlist.r'it:t cottt't, also l'evierverl at lcngl'lr l'lre rtciirl '

rlt'trrogt'ltpltir:s ittrrl voIirtg lrisl.ory of eaclt clrallerrgcrl nrtrll'i-

rnctttltct' rlisl.r'it't. I

llrtttsa l)isl.t'ir:|, 2t. Ilouse l)istrict' 21, itr Wthc ()ottttty'

rllecl.s six l.trptrrst:ttt.lttivcs [,o t'lte (lellct':rl Asstlttrbl'y oll trn
itl.-lit'grr l,rtsis. 'l'5c ,.1lrrl:rti,n ,f t'lr' rlisl'ricl' is 2l'tl'/'
lrl:tt:lt,; itttrl blltt:k vrl[et's'cotlsl'ittrte fft'l'7" of :rll registcrerl

volct's(.l.S.App.ltlt).'l'hcblack;ropttlittiottofl'hcrlis-
l,r'it't, is s, sil.rriti.ctl l.5at iI w,tt1l lrc lxrssiSle to tlt'itrv 

'tre
sirrglc-rrrrtrrrlrcr. logislur.ive rlistt'icl, wil,lrirr l,ltc Pt'esettt lxrttn-

,1,,,ii,'" of l)ist,ricl" 22, with it ltl:tck ;xr;rttlit[iott of li1'/o

(irl. ll. 20rr). lltrtlrtr tltc chrrllcngetl plln :tntl iLq 11113-
,'1'lrsot' ( wlriclr wlts $tll)stilrrtirrlly t'ltc s:ttrlc ( irl' :rt l!)a) ) 

'
otrt: lrl;rt:h kgisl:rtrlr wil$ clect.e(l in l!lB0 :rltrl l'eelet:tctl itr

I !tft2 ( irl. lr t ll!-ur ) . I n l,lrosu elett,irltrs, t'tlspct:l,i vtrl.y, he

r.(.(.cive(l t.lrc volos of 31fi, urrrl il!)/" of [ho white votet's

irr lh<r lrlittt:rr.y, alrrl l'he votes of 44'l' ani 45'l' of Llx>

rvlril.e virtt,rs ilr tlrc gotlel'al eletIiott (frI' tl' 44a)'

llottsa l)islr.it:t.93. lkrrrse l)ist.rict 23, in l)ttrlrnnt
(lruttt.y, elu:l.s tht'cc ttt.-lal'ge l'el)l'es(lltl'lrtives to l'lre Gcrl-

t'r.,rl Asscn.l,|v. 'ltrc ;ltllrttllrIirltr rrf llre rlistr.icl, is 3(i.31,

lrl;rcl<, irrrrl llrr.k v,t.erls c.rrsl.il.rrt.e 211.6')l' rlI l,lre tr:gistererl

vol.Cl.s (.1.s. ApD. l!)tr). 'l'he blatk;ropttlirliotl of t.lre rlis-

t,r.icI is so sil,rrirlr:rl tlr:tt it wotttrl lrc lxrssiblc [o tlt'itw otltt

silrglc,rnenrlxrl legislrrt.ive rlisIr'icl, wil,lrirr t.[re pt'esent lxxtlt-

,1,,ri,,* of I)istlir'1, 2ll, rvi1h a lrlilt'lt ;ropttlat'iotl of 70'll'l'
lirl. :rl 20:r). Ilrrrt(!r. tlrc chitlle|lgcrl Pliln rttrrl il.s pt'erlc-

(.(,ssol., 0rre of l.he l,lrr.rr: rlisIr'ict. t'ept'cserttittivcs hits lncn

lrl;rr.k, (:v(il..y vclil-sirrcrr ll)?3 (irl. ril, il[tit). 'l'ltc hl:rclt lcg-

,.t't,,r ai"t.i.I r:ortr[ rlirl not lrtlve nvailahle rl:t|.tl olt tlto votittg trgr:

;xlllttlittirlrt rlf tlrl: r:ltrtllrrlrgr:rl rlisl.rit:Is. rvlrir.lt is l,tttr lrt.efrlrl.rtll lttttits-

,,r,'. llrurha v. Illttiis,ttt ;',11j'r[ l'olit'y 'lut11,61tfi F'2rl I ll-rl' ll(il-

lltiz ll-rth (lir- l!)81 ).

6

islul.0r. w:ls lul0l)lroserl irr llre g0ttot'il1 ctr.cl iotl irr ll)711, irrrrl

iu lxrth ur.irrrtrr..y:rrrrl gorrr.r'il1 clu:ti|)tts irr l!tt{(}. lrr ll)'ilt,
Irrr wus rileeltxl witlr lli'r1, of the rvlrllt'volt'irr llrc It'itlt:rr'.\',
:rrrrl irr l!)s2, lro r.r.r'r,iverl ll7,l, of llrc rvlrilc voltt itt llto

PIirr|lrr..y rrrrrl 4l],)1,()f lhe rvhile vott'itl tlrr'11r'tttrt'lrl ok't'-

ii,,,,. ,t set'.tttl lrllr.lt cltllrlitl:tt. :tls. g:rt'tt.t't'rl 2li',:{' ,I tlrr'

rvlril.e vote irt tlre lllll2 Prirtur ry - ld. irl' 4:l:r-44rr'

ll,trtsrt llislrirl :tti. l L,ttse l)isl licl, illi, irr [\'lctlilerrlrrtlg
(lorrrrly, h:rs ilrr r,iglrl-rrrerrrhet' llorrso rkrlr'11:tliott, r'll'r'lt'rl ltt,

lirr'11tr.' 
;f'lte 

1,,,1,,,1rt1 iotr trf tlrtl rlistlit't' h 2i'h',)"' lrl:t''k, :ttttl

lrlix,k volor.s ilr:rkrr rrp lfl"4, of llr(} t'tuisl{it?rl votots (,1 .s.

Apjr. l!)lr). 'l'he hlilr'k lxrpullrli0tr of tlrrr rli$tIicl is srr

siirrnlerl lh,l, il. \r,()ul(l he ;r,ssible lo tlt'^tv l.rt'rl sirtgk'-

nlcnrlx)t' lngislillivu rlistr.ir:ts llurL rvortltl lx. li(i.l"{' itllr!

71.2'1, black (rrl. ;rl, 2()a). Iltrtltrt' tlrt' It'r'serrl' Illttt, r'ttr:

t,t,,";, 1'r,1rr'{'strtttitlivt' rt'lls olcclt'rl in ll)f{2; ltc i'r llrt' lirsl'

lrt:rt,lr r:iliz.trn l,o lre elr.t.ltrl lo llrc llorrsc flotrr [\'let'kL'rllrttt'11

(l(,rrnl\. in l his r.errlur.y l irl. al, il,l;r l . llo t'e<'eivcrl 5(l'li'

of l.lre volrls of rvlrite voters in tlre lrt'ittrtt'1, ok'tl,iott. ittrrl

42?i, 'ttt t.lre gelrr.r.ul r,k.r.tiorr (irl. :r[ 4llr ]. A trt'r'otttl. tttt'

succossfrrl, lrlirtk currrlirllle rr.r'r.ivr,rl i]!]'ll, of lhc rt'ltiltt vrrltt

in thc l!)82 lrr.irrrrrr.v alrrl 2{l'li,irr llrc getrCt'rtl t'ltctirltt."
llottsr; l)istriel. :t9. llottsc l)istf ict :ll), ilt lt lltt'1. ol'

li.or.s.yth o0rrnl.y. lrlrs live flt-t:il'gc sc:tts itl 1111' (11'111'1 :rl

AsseiDbly. ,l'hc po,rrl:rtiorr of tlrc rlistlicl, is 25.1')i hlirck,

nttd 20.8'1,, of t.hc t'r'gistelrxl volttt's itt'e lrlirck ('l 'S' A1'lr'

l$:r). 'l'lre bltrck polrrrllrliou is s0 silrt:rltrl lhitl oltt' sitlgkr-

nrenlf x.t. tqlisllrlivg rlistlicl., u,it,lr a 7ll.ll',', coll<rt'tttt':tliolt rrf

lrlltck votct's, c(ttlhl lrrl tlt':ttvtt (irl. :rt 2lll l - lltrrk'r' lltr'
clrirllerrgcrl lrlurr. lrvo of {lrc livc ;ept'<'r,t,ttlllliyt's t'l11lt'rl irr

l9B2 tvcr.e lrlirt.k; rrrtrlcr. lht. ;lrcrlt't'r,ssot' ;rlrtlt, lr lrl;rt'lt

t.|jl,t.0soiltitlivr: rvirs elor.lcrl irr lll?.1 ltlrtl l<'r'k'r'l0rl irr lllTli
(irl. :rt 35rr). 'l'l1p lrrro hlltck lt'lrt'r'sctrtltlivcs ck't'lcrl itt
It)tt2 rTccivo.i 2lt')4':lrrrl il(i';l ol'llrc rvltil() vrrlt'irr llrr'

;rIirrrirry t'lct:l iott, ttni'12'l'tnxl 4li'l irr llrc t1r'ttCr':tl ck'r'-

I Ilr nrlrlitiorr, lllrl
heel r.lecl.txl tttnt'or
rvlril.o voto irr l,he
(J.S. At,p. 35n).

rlislri<'t t'ottrt ttlrst'lvtrl lhlrt:r lrl:rlk t'itizt'rt lurs

of tlrc (lity of (ilrnrLrllr:. rctt'ivittg iitl', r'f llrc

,(crrrrrtl,'11'1'lir;tt rrgaitrst rr n'lritrl llr'Ittlrlir':rtt



6

l.i0n (irl. ilt 4fltr). oile of urcse t'e1rt'eselttatives harl 1rt'e-
. viousl.y rvon tlre l)enrrxratic notttinaliotl in l9?fl anrl l!)80

(witlr 28'1, of tlre rvhilc vote itt lg?B anrl 4ll'l' of lhtt

white vot,c in l9ft0), tnrl lost [lre gencral clecl,ion in l.lxrse

yeat's (itl. at, 42rt-431).
Serrojn Ilisl,r'it,t, 22. Senate l)istl'icL iZZ, irt Mccklenlxrrg

itntl Calxt t't'trs Cottnties, is lr frlttr-tnclrtber rlisl'rit:t" 'l'lte polt-

rrlation is24.lll, blactr, arrrl l(i.Bl, of tlre rcgisl,ercrl votct's

ilrr blut'k (.1.s. Alrp. l9a). 'ltre blitck lxrltttlatiort is so

situal.erl [lr:rL ole singlc-nrcnrber rlistricL mttltl he creitled

wit.lr ;t 7$.ll,l, hlack 1xr1[rlirtion (irl. at 20'l). tlnrler thc

oJ;xx:ill,ilil::,'il:;'il*,'Jil'Xil;j;*";:l;'i,"'iff 11*T',"1?;-
illttO t1il. al, S4.). 'l'1e Slach se,a[,t'irl ineurrlrc.t {Alex-
rrrrrlcl.) r.ct:eivcrl 47,f, of t.lre wlrit.e v0tes itt llte pI'itnary

r:lccl.ion in lo?tl arrrl 4l /" in thc. gettet'ltl trlect ion ; his

slrrrr'o 0f l.lr0 rvhite vote rlropperl Lo \il'f, irr lhe lt)80 pri-

nl:lt..y. A sccorrrl llt:rck canrlirlate (l'r.rllt), t'ttnning in l!|82,

g,,,'nn,'c,l 32')6 of t,lre white votes in the prinrary antl

ilil'1, in [lte gcttct'al elcctiorr. Id. aL 42tt'

AR(:T'I\IITNT

1. Alrpellitnl.s' sttonrl tlttestion 1rt'esetrtetl is ttol', in our

,i,,w, "i,i,*tantial. 
A;rlrcllttnLs' challenge l'o the rlistrict

,.,,,,['* invalitlltt.iol, ,rf lln,,"e Dist'rict fi anrl Setlate Dis- '

l.r.ict 2 is birserl solely ()n the gr0ulrtl t.h:r|,, since these rlis-

l,r.iet.s lrlrrl lx'crr pxtclealerl b.y the At.l,ot'ncy (lener:rl ;tttt-
str:tttl l.o Set:tiolt 6 of the ItcL,42 tl'S'(l' l9?ilc, they ar.e

i,helcfor.e rroL subjecl, to clrallenge ilt cottrt trlttler section 2,

42 tl.S.(:. lt)?3. ;l'his 
lxrsil,itttt, ltowever, is c,ntritry to tho

plirin ltngrtitgrl tlf tlre sl-rtute, has hcen rejocLed hy t'his

il,lu'L it cl.sel.y .lt:tl.g*tts ci.t:ttlnstanctn, itntl is incott-

sistcttf. witlt gelreral prittcillles of collatet'al estl4lpel' As to

l.lrcsc rlistri,:t*, [l,e Cottt't shoulrl sttirttnat'ily allirrtr l,he

jrrrlgtnetrt of l,ltt: rlist,r'ict, trrttt't-" 
dc.li,n l-r ,f t1e V,ting ltiglrl"s Ar:[ ex,l'essly c,n[cm-

pl;rl.t:s llurt. irrrliciill ilr:liorrs rnuy lx: lrt'ottgh[ to cttjoin elec-

i,i,rr ,r.act,it.r:s l,h.t lrave nreiverl Sn.tion f) l)t'eclcitl'tlnce
fr.urrr ilrc At.tor.ncy (lcneral. lt stiltes (42 tr.s.c. 1!)73c):

7

Neit,lrcr alr ttllir.rrrlrl.ive irrrlir..lrtirrrr b.v tlro Allot'ttt'v
(iener.ill tlrat rrtl olrju:l,iort rvill lxl ltt:ttlc, lloI tho

Attolney (lerrfl.rrl's failrrr.e t0 ohjrx,t, ll()l' it rk:t'lltt'lt-

l,or..y juilgrrr.nl, err[er.etl rr.rler t.lris seetiorr slt:rll b:rI
u s,rli*e,ju,r,[ .r:l.i,rr t, crrj,irr epf*t'ectttrtltl, ,I sttclt

r;':rli lit::rli6tt,,t'orctlttisitr:, stattrlit t'tl,, t':ltll'itlo' tl l' lll'tF
cerlut'e.

lrr tlfo,.lirc v. Gressett.e, 4:12 tl.S. 4!)1, 501-r ( l!17?), t'his (lotrt'l'

ilrter'pt'ct.etl l,lrat litrtgttilge l,o nte;ttt tltttt a 1tt'ivitIe lrlailr-
tiff corrkl challenge tlre constituliorralit.y of it vol'ittg Plart

turtrvitlrstlrrrrlirrg the Al,t.orley (lencrll's plet:le:tyiutcc tleqi-

sion. 'l'herc is ttrt t'eas0ll l,o sttpPtlse tlurt, a sl'attttory t:lrlrl-

lerrge rvorrkl trc b:rr.r'erl rvlrer.e a corrstil,rrtiorral cllxllcttgc is

rrot. See tl{aior v. 'l'reeil', l-r?4 lr. Srrpp' 325 (l'l.l)- l,a.
l$8:l); Srrrrrttotl v. IIphuu,, No. l')-Bt-4!l-(lA (li.l)' 'l'e'x'

Jrtt. 3(), l!)84), :tll'tl sttlntnrrlily sub uttrtt'. Slrul,:4 v' $1rr-

lron, No. tl3-1823 (Ot:t. l, l$84).'
Itt atty evenL, collalel'al estop;rc| catt ottly pt'rlvettl, pat'-

ties.frrrtu ilelil.igating att isstte tltey ltilvc pleviotrsly liti-
girl.ul ttttsuccessftrlly ilt atlothct' ar'[itltl. Ilnil,ul .Slrtlc's v'

Illrtnrktzo, No. U2-tt4t) (,littt. 10, ll)ll4), slip o1r- 4, l-r tt'4'

It, is l,hus rliflictrlI t(} uttrlersttttttl ltow lrtecleitt':tttcc lr.y tlre

Attottrey Genet':tl itt an ltltltilris[t'ative 1rt'rrcess t.o wltich

$P;rcltets rvet'e not Prrl't,ies cottkl collltte[lrll.y eslrtp lltoso
prlnint.iffs ftrrttt itsset't.ing their riglrts itt cottt'1,."

Nur tlo we lrclievr: that, :tpptllaltts' fottt'l,lt t;ttes{iott--'
whel,her the rlis[r'ict cottt't et'tutreottsly t'ejrr:terl crrt'l,rtitt

evirlencc-is sttbstantirtl. 'Ilrr: tlisl,r'icl, crtttl't rlirl ttt,l. ex-

clurle l.lre evirlenet:, hrtL sirnply g:rve it lcss rvciglrI l,ltitrr

I 'I'hls iltcrprettrLion wns ;xrlttterl out. to tlre Stlrte i* tlrc At-
toriley (ietret'l|I's Alrril 30, l$82 Ireclelrttttte lellr:l', $'lrit'lt st;rtr:r]:

Firrally, rve frol a realxrlrsibilitv t0 lxrirrl, orrI llrilt set'tiorr l-r irI
the Vrrtirtg llighls Act exPressly ltnrvitlos I lr:rI t]rrr failrtt'rl of
l.hrt ALtor-noy (letle rnl l.o obiett ,;.,g5 ttoI lrtrt' ittt.l' slthstltlttettI
jurlit:ial nctiorr trl elljoirr t]re elrforcerrre lrt of srt|lt rhattges.

r,!Ve rryotrlrl expot't tt rlislricI tlrtlrl, trt acurrrl tlte Attortre.t' (ictt-

ernl's urtttlttsirttts ttppt'oprirtte rleferottr:e where sttbsr't1tlr:ttt liligrrliorr
inrplir:nten s()llle ()f the natne r;tttlnliotts grltsitlt't'erl rlttrittg tltrl ptlr-

r:le1rilrce t,rix,ess. Aplrroprirte ttefert'rrce, lurtvevrlr, is ttr;t tltrl sntttc

thirg as collrtteral eskrppel.



B

al)lrcllilrrts wotll(l wish {'I'S' App' 4Ba) ' 'lllutt rniglrt h:rvc

,'ulnur.,,"*, l.rr :t t:lltittt t'lr:rt l'lr* tii"t''i"I rrout'l,'s fiteLu*l linrl-

inf* nu.,,',-. cleirll.y el'l{'tleotls; i[ <locs nrll' pt'esctlt an issue

warlanl,irtg tlris (lrtlt'['s lllett:tt'y revierv'

2. We cotlcltttle l,httt itp;rcllaltts' rttltcr qttcs[ions' 1rcr-

tailrirrg [o r.aciirl bloc v(|tirrg ltlttl tttittot'it.y eler:[ot'al srtc-

. (:css, ,ri.e 
"ul,"t,,rrl.ial 

nnrl tlurI thc rlist,r.icI courl,'s l,t'eul,-

,r,,,,r[ ,,f t]ttlse issttcs witt't'ittrLs pleltitt'.y t'eview' 'l'he legis-

laLive lrackgrourrrl of antottrlerl licclion 2 utttlcrstu[es l'ho

ct:rrtt':tliL.y ,rf tlttlse lcgll toltctrltts [o tlrr: I t)82 Vrltirrg

o*lj[.,i::i;ii[,nlr,lliii{;#t[*rir,;L,'-.*il:i:[
gtlltge \v:ts l)1.(,lX)sctl lly Stllrirt,tlt. l)rrlc irs il tlteillls of t.c-

solving ,r ,[ci,,il,,cl, iu t'lre Settit[e 'Irtrlici:rr'.y CournriLtee

l,lrat rxr:rrIr.Crl :rfteI l.lre (]onstil,rrtiotl sulxrrmtnit[ee lrlttl re-

jectrxl tlrc Ilorrse |)f lltrplcsentatives' versiolr of section 2'

A*,',-'ur,,l,.,rlh.ytlrelegislativehis[or.y,nt'ltectttlt;ltrltlrise

I
,luiit:ittry, !)?l,h (iong., 2rl Sess. lt)g ( lt)ftz) (opt'tritrg sl;ttr'-

rilenI by Scri. fUaltiias) lhet'cin:tfkrr t:ilerl fls Sctr:ttrr

llearings|; irl. al, ftl;l.sl!} (testinrrrn.y rlf At.ltr:ttttl l)cr.f.

ner'). Anrl op;xltlellt^s of tlte elTeels test' :tgt't:etl' ilt cssetlt:c'

tlrflt, a firuling of unluw[ul vol,c rlilrrl.iorr cottkl atttl sltottkl

lro tnittle u,, i-h" stl'ctrgl,lt g[ gbjccl'ive evirk:ttt:tl' Sctt' rr'r1''

fd. a0 5l{i (staternerrt irf Serr. Itatt'tr); irt' at' l40lf (tr:st'i-

ruony of l'r'of. lrvitrg Yotrrrgcr)'
Secontl, tltlt'itrg {lte cout'sc tlf tlre dtllxtte, :l (:{)tlsellslls-'-

Setrator- i)rrle rlcscrilrerl it, *B "it ttttttltittttllts r:t)llseltslls"--

rlevelopcrl ilgninst pel'rnittirlg seet.iolr 2 clititrts to lxr lxtsctl

,rr tlre i,utiitity ,ri ,, g,.u,,;, l.o ttcltieve t'e,t'esettlitIi.tt itr

pr.o1xx.[iorr t,o its p,,,1,,ilutiun witlrin_. llxr jtrrisrlit:l.iotr. S:

ir-ii. r,z-at?, r)?rtr i;ung., 2rl Sess. ll|3.t ltllt2) (Arllili,rr:rl

Views of Sen. Dole) lltcreittaf[et' eiterl as Settrtte llc;xrrt'l'

Setr llottse llelror.t ll0; Senrrte lleprrr.t, i}:}; lft Wet,kly ()rlttl1l.

I'res. l)rrc. tidti (.ltrrre 2{}, 1t}tt2) (l'resirletrt''s sigrtirrg slttLc-

nt(trr[). 'l'lle lrrosL sigrrifictrtrt feltLul'e rlf the cotttlrtrttttistt

wttsttlrnrxlifyatlrlexlrittrtlthelallgtt:tgetlftltellrrttse.
,asserl hill d e,sure [hat, "etluttl ,,1t,t'ttttrity" attrl ttttl,

:'prolxrt'[iotrirl t'esults" wottltl be t,lre legrrl tes[' Strtl Setrltttl

tL1n,,'f tt)3-ll)4 (Atllitio,*l Vie'rvs rtf Sttt' I).le); ril' rtl'

Itlg (Sttp;rlernelrtal Viervs of Sctt' (lnrssle.y)' 'l'ltis wls

uc",rri1,li*liorl i, l,rvo wn.ys: li'st, lt.y itttt'txlrtr:irrg "ittlli-
li,u,nl' la.gulrge rlelirreatirrg rvh:rl, lcg.l stattrl:tt'tl slt,ttltl

a;,pt.y untler. tiie resrrlts tesl," r u.rl, s.courl, lry "cla'il'vi.g

cncortrl):tss(xl tlrlec lttly ltt'cirs of ctlnsetlstts'

lril.sU, Llrcr.e rvirs wi,lesg,r'ea,l itgtrrtttttcttL tlrat rlirec[ evi-

rklrrcc 0f irr[errI to rlisc[irnitrlte sltrtttltl tro[ he lle,('essill'y

to est,lrblislt it virllatiotr ttnrlcr SecLiorr 2' Pt'oponettts,-of an

.,if**,t* ttrs[ :tr.grretl tlrlt [his (]6urt's lrotrlin;4 in Cil'11 .ol
frlttlilL, v. Iltilrknt, 44(i U.S. 65 ( l1)tt0), irrsttlatetl rliscrirtr-

inut0r..y pr.ut,l.iccs frriln [cvic\L ltcr::tttstt of tlre rlilliculty of

ol,l.rririing evitlettce t'egttrlitlg l'lre srtbjrul'ive tnot'ivatiorts

of lcgisllrt.ot's-- cspecillly wherr l'ltc pract'ices in tlttestirttt

welc urkrlrtt:tl totrg :tgtl- Sctl, c.r1', ll'll' Ilep' ll?-227' 
-9?th

(Joug., tst Scss. 2l) ( lt)ttl ) llrcreirrlft'er citerl as lftrttse

li,,1u,':t l; I l/ot.irt11 lli11ti.x Acl.: lleu'irtys llclorc the Snlt'

,,,ri,,,,,. ott llttt 4.ints1|tu1iort' ol the Sewl'a Contn" ttrt' t'he

r o.c of l-he pritrcipal critit:isrrls levtlk:rl tgnirlst llte ilttterttlttrl

Ser:tirln2anit,lrnrl;lrrsserltlrallrlrrserlfllellresr'rttrrlivasrvaslltrrI
iL rr}'ttninerl no "core vulue"---tto "llltinrnl.e or llrt'cslrolrl cril'eriott bv

rvhir:lr n rrreL-fillrler r:nrr cvnlttato tlto evirlclrco lrefo[e it"-'otltt:ll'lttttt
ilre rellrrrlinterl rroti0rr 0f "er;ttatl ele(tor&l rtstrlls for rlt'lirrerl tttittot-

ily gr,,rrpn, or plolxrrtiotttrl represtlltl:tl iott" lScrrlrlc lkrlxrr'I llli'

ii,,ii,,* itigt,r" Ar:t: lkrlxrrt. of the srrlx:rlu',n. r)u l.lrr' (hrrstilrrliorr

,,f tl,u .Su,,,rte .lurlir:inry Oornul') ) ' 1'lra roslxlllse rrI tltt: llrolxrtlcttts

of tlre tlt:rttge w{rs to;xritrt to thtt lntrguage ill ll'lrile v' fil:q<:slcr'

4l2tl.s.?l-16,?G1|(l!)?:l),thnt"thephilrtill'nlrtrttk'ttistrllr'(t(ltl(r(!
evirlettte to stll;xrrt'lilrrlllrgs tlrn[ tlrc politic{l Il('(:cils(:s lcflrlitrg trr

,,,,,r,i111tirltt atlll elcctiott rtre nt't eqrrarlly opelt to plrl'icipntit'rr lry l'lrrl

ut,r,,f, i" tlttestiotl." Sce I Scnnte llenrirtgs {l[r$ (testinrotry of I'rof'

N,,rnu,r, liorserr). I'trt of Llle trrttlPrtrlttise evctttrutll'l':ttltlttcrl tvits

i.. ir,a,rrlrrrote tltin lnlrgurtge ilr l'he shtute tn tlte govet'ltirrg logrrl

,rlu liHht 11[ 1.1111 r:rrttt;ttrrtltinc tltntlcl'cr of thc ultinrnte leginhrtiotr'

urr,ltt,t .ttttl,ltitsis lltttsl' ttol bc itr:cotrkxl Ilrrl-Vicws tlf trtty rltte ftlr.tiolr

i,t ur,: r:,,,rtr.,rvr,l.sy. Ar:rolrlittgll', RLrt.etttettts of l.!ltl ntnjotity irr l'he

liett:rl'tl llr:1xll.t lttttsI lle r:virltttlttyl nglritrsI statertttrttts llf :rrlrlitirltt:rl

vitwstrlrtll,llr)l.tlrlttl.tltlstrrlrlislltlrllxlfilt.cl,ltelrrlrlytnrrlvhrllc.,l.lro
slnl.r,rrrlttrt:tttrl lrltl:tttirLirttts of Scttittor l)ole' the fllxrlls'|r of tltt;

torrrptotuist!, tttttsl, lxl givcrr lxrttitttlnr wciglrt' an well trs tlro vicws

,,f Llr,, l'rt:sirlrlttt, rvlxrstl stllpot'l' f0t [lrlr r:rttttltrlrtrtile trtlstlretl its

Iilssll l{t).



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l0
t.hlrt, llris l.Csl, is uoI a rnirrul:rl,e for pr0ltorl"iorral l'ot,l'o-

sCtrt.ilti0tr." * 2 serraLe lIc:rIirrgs (i() (sttt[etllettl, 0f sclt.

l)olc ) .

'l'lti|rl, lxltlr sirles irr l.hc (Irltt'trlvct's.y agt'ecrl t'lrrrl' [lrc

colrt:cIl.s of rrrrt:orrsl,iLtrtioiltl v()tr: rliltttiotr tlcvcloPerl lly
t.lris (irrrrlt h ll/ltittt v. llclles|ct',412 tJ.iJ' ?61-t (tt)?3), uttrl

ll'ltilr:rnifi v, Clmtis,40:t lJ.S. 124 (ltt?l ), ittttl itlrulitxl

lr.y Ilrr: krwur. t,0rrr.Ls 1rr.i0r. 1.0 ()i.l,y ol Molilc sltrlttkl govel'll

Srr:li0tt 2 r:ascs. St}c llottsc lte;xr[L ll0 & n'[(14; Sr:nillc

llclxrr'[ 27-28, l;?-(iU (ruiljoIiLy vicws); irl" at 104 n'24,

lritr:rt. li (Ar1liLi,r.^l Vi.ws ,I S.tt. ll^[c1l; id'' at l!)4

- I Arklit-iottltl Virrrvs oI St'tt. l)olc).

O 'l,lr. l:rrgtrirg. ir,rl str.uct,r'e ,f arnctrrletl Se.ti,tr 2 t'e-

llct:t, t.lrcsg irr.girs 9[ (:ons(]1sus. 'l'lrg lrtuvisitltt ttgw cx-

Ilit:ill.y r:st.lrblislrtts [l(,l-lr l.lre nttttt'e of tlrc evitlttltce t.tt lrtt

,:onsirlt,r.crl lr.y l,lre rlistrict, goul'I in t'esolving it vol.e tliltt-
li0rl cliriI|r rtrrrl tlre l0girl stitrrrlalrl by which this evirlence

is to lre t:vllrrlrtr:rl. 't'lre evirlcrtce trl be ctltlsitlet'ctl is tlre
"t.ot,:rlily of tltrl t'i|.ctttlrst:ttl(:()s," l).y wlriclt (j('llgl'css lll()illlt'
tlrtr vlrr.ious so-e llltxl "objer:tivo f:tc[ors" irlcrll.ilitxl b.y

st:rrrrl:rrrl. As sr,rrirlor l)okr cxpltincrl, l.he "lcg:tl ntltrtlat'rls tID bo

;rlrplirrrl rrrrrlcr tht-.'rcsrrlts'lust" wr:rc rlclirrelrtcd "ilt orrltlr kr ntl-

rlr css tlrr: l)tlrlx)r-l.i(|turl Iopl'csctrtlrtiorr issue" (senato ltelxrrt l!14

( Arlrlil,i,,rr:rl Vicrvs of Sclr. l)oltl) )'
s'l'lrr: lrlololtiotral te;rlr:scrrL:rtiotr rlist'ltrittter, as it n1r1x:ltr'crl llr

l,ltr: llotrsc'I:rsscrl bill ( ll.lt. :tl l2, 9?tlr (iorr1;', lst' Sesr' .s 2 ( l118l )

( r.nrlrltirsis lrlrlcrl ) ) ' provirlrlrl :

,l'lre f:l(:L tlrlrt rrrt'trrlrrt.s 0f n nrirroril.y gr0up ltavo ltot lto*ttt

Ik.(tr:rl irl trrr$rlrcrtr er1uill 1,rl thc grotrp's;rrolortiott of tlte

;xr;rttl;rtiott Hll:tll ltot, in ontl. ol il*dl, t:oltstiltttu tr viol:tIiott of
tlris sr:r:tiotl.

l iritir.s ol l.lrr, tlrrrrs(l bill 0lljt:r.tr:rl tlrllt trnrlcr this larrgrrngrl, n llrck

of 1rr.01xrt.l.i0ilirl t.r.ItrrrcrrtrrIilrlt, if &r'r:Urttlutltiutl lry tllry tltle (tf rttttttcr-

,,,rs ju,**il,le ,,oh.ifl.tivr: filr:l.ors," r.orrkt srtpltot't tr lirrrlirrx of tr violt-
l.iorr. ,l'lris rvorrLl tC|ltlct l.lre rlisr:l||itrrt't' -ttteitttiltgl(jss. soc, c.7.,

lir:rr:rl.r. ttglr1r.l. l,l2-l4l; (sglx:rtt1ttl. ltr:1x'rl.t. 'l'[c t:gttt;ttrttttistr

:rrrrgrrrllrrgrrt, irrlglrl.rtrl lry llr6 [rrll (irrrgrrlss, t'lilttirrtrtcrl tlrrl lrltrrrac
,.ilr trttrl rrf il,srllf,,,rr,hir.lr tlttl t:ritir:s ltirrl frrttrtrl srl tt.rlttlllittg. Sr.tttt[rl

ItcI(tr.l. (ill rr.226. 'l'lrc rrrir jority views lxrt tiotr of tlrc se tutto ltolxrIt

,,*i,r,**lv r.r,.ir.r.l.s l lr. irrt.r,r'.tuti,tt ,f t1t: rlis.llritrtttr lttttl't wlti<:lt

"1.1,,, l,,.l .f pt',1r,rl.iott:tl rrllrtt:st:ttL:rti9lt, r I r lrltls tllc nrlrlitigtr 9f

()rc (,tlrcr'1i111[ot',"'rvoulrt csl:rblislr tt violtrtiotl (irl' at Il4)'

tt
l,his (iorrr.l,:rlrrl ollrct.(.('llt.ls itr r:orrs'[iltrlil)ltirl v0lc rliltt-
l,irrrr t.l:rinrs l)l'i0t. l,(, ciltl of llobile, ll(,tirbly l,ltosrl irt ll'ltilc
v. llt'qexl ttt'.

,l.he rlistr.ict urrrr.l, lru'e Iitithl'rrlly urrtsirlol'(xl Ill(!so ob-

jectiv() l'trctt|r.s, iut(l llt(,1'o is tto t'litittr llrlrL ils Iirrrlirlgs

rvitll r.t-,s1rct't. [o tny ol' llrtrn w(!t'o (:l(.:ll'ly ('l'l'(]lloolls. 'l'ltc

issrro iil this t'ilsr: is s0lCl.y rvlrr:t.lrct'tlro rlistt'icl r:ottt'1, eot'-

r.ectl.y i||ler.Pr.cttrrl tho k,g:rl sl.:Utrlal'rl ulr(lol' tvltit:lt tltesrr

I'tcl,ir.n utily hcill. ul,oll lltr! ulliluirto (:(,ncltrsioll tlt:tl, (lrerc

Iras beerr irrr;relrrrissible votu rlilrrtirrrr. A1r1rr:llt't,s :rl'o thlls
rrrist:rken wlrcrr tlrcy t.lr:rllrc[ct'iz,e tlris ;ll)1,('lll :ts otttl r:lt.;tl-

I0lrgirrg lirrrliDgs 0l' f:rr:1, srrlrjr:el, t0 tlrr: cl{f:ll' (}r'r'r)l' slirtrrl-

.r'ri,l'lrerl. lt. (jiv. l'.52(tr). ll:rl)lreilt's l, lrc tlrt'it'
vierv th:rt, so l()||l{ il$ tlt() rlislrict c(rlll'L llils (lstellsi[)ly

Ir.rrrlgrtrl thr.orrglr e:rclr 0l' lhe l'ltt.toIs listerl irr lltc sr:rrnltt

Itelxlr.t, iltxl it.s srrbsirli:rIy lirrrlitrgs r)ll o!l('ll of tltr|sr: fac-

[9r.s 1r.e rrol, ;rlirirrl.y int,or;cct, tlrt:t'e t'g1ltitts tlo(llittg l'ot'

tn :tt)petlltl,e colll'L [o rkr. See It'Lrt,. lrl l)is. 21, :15-:l(i'

we ltclirrv(l tlris lursiliorr is lxrtlr slrUltsighlcrl :rttrl ittr:ot'-

recL- slror.lsighturl lltrt:irrrsr,) il, rv0rrkl rlisirbk' I'rrltrlrr Il:rirl-
till's ft'ottt r:{l'rtr:tivt:1.1' t:lrirllt'rrgirtg tlecisiotrs lvll('l'e, r'll iltl
osseltiilll.y stllrrl:rrrl[,ss birsis, lr rlistlicl, (:r,11'( (lct(!l'tuittes

lhlrL tlre "t0lrrlit.y of tlre cilurrttstiutctls" rlirl rtrtl sttPprlt'L

[lrcir. c1se, a1(l ilcr)l.l.lrct. [et::rrtse it, t:gtrfrrsgs llrs isstte ol'

l'olev:ult evirklllt'rt rvitlr llrc issttt: 0f ltlgltl stittrrlitt'rl'
'l'he rlt'itfttrt's ol'tltc collll,llllrlise ljrrcliott 2 wt:t'tt tlttilc

sl)ecilic r.cg:rr.rlilrg llre leg:rl slattrlitt'tl l0 ltc :tPlrlierl (strtr

St.tt:ttr: ttelrot'1, lll'l (Arklitirtrral Vietvs ol' St'tt. l)olc) );
tlris rv:rs tlrotrglrl. ll()('oss:ll'.y, itt pitt'1, lrtlt:ltttsg itt llle:rlr-
$once of atr t-'xplieiI stlrttrlittrl lltc cottt'ls lrrigllt trrkrlrl,

S(,lne vet.Siun 9f it pt'o;rttt't iottltl t'e1lt'esgttlttt iotl l ltgrlt'.y.

M0t'covt:t', st:ttes :rrtrl krcillititls ttt'ctl :lll illtelligilrle :rrrrl

lrltxlit:litblo slirltrlitl'tl ttr tvltit:lt llttl.y e:rtt ('t,lll('l'ltl. A;r;rcl-

l;tte c0ttt'I l'Cvirltv, llL lll(,1'c l.lrlrtt lt 1rt'l'fttttt'tot'.y lt'r'el, is

lte(xlcrl to lrulrl Ilru rlisl,r'ir:t, (.out't.s ir(:(,oultllll,lc t.o llrc in-

trrtligtt of (iottglrtss. ltt ittt.y gt'ttttt, a;ry1ll1lc ('(,lll'ls lx,tll
Jxrlot'e Oit11 oI llobilc itutl sittc<l llte ;r:tssltgr: ol' ltltttrltrlctl

smtiou 2 lrilvc eugtrgcrl itr rrr0l'e seirrr.hirrll lrrr:rlysis ol'

[:gal stlttrlalrl Iltittt ttplxrllrtes :l(lvocilto itt tltis t'1stl. Stle,



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0.!1., Wttitc,nittt, v. (,'ltn't'is, $'rr)'l'{l'; l)tritttd Stole's v'

fii,i',',,rr,,,, (ittttttlrl (itttnnt'u, Till l"'2rl 154(i' ll-r(ill (l lth
(lir'. tirS't t, ir1,1,,,i,1 rlisrrrissrxl itttrl cet't" tlrtltitlrl' No' tl4-

24'J(Nrrv.5,'lllU4);lltttulri"t;v"/('$(rr)'t'l-rt-r!)1"'2rll2(i5
(5tlr (lir'. lt)?? | ; NeurtLl' v' 'Sirlcs, l-rlijl li''2rl t3(il' t:l(i4-

I il(il-r ( t-rlh ( )ir. I !)7(i ) .

il. As rtppellrtnt.s colttctttl (.1'S' ?-12 (QrtesLion l); irl'

ttl, l.l_21 ii)ru.sti,u i|) ), llre rlistricL eorrr.['s irrter',r'*ta-

ti0rr 0l' :trrr()rrrtrtrl scr:ti0lt 2 is lllrwtlrl irl two ftltrrliltrtetttillj

Irnrl r.cllrr.txl, r.esprlcts. l,'it.sl, the colll'1, f()llntl lt viol:tlitltt

0f srcl.i0rr 2 irr l.lre irbscrrr:u 0f evitlclrce Llrat tlre "l'(lstllts"

of l.he tttttlIirrttltttlrt:t' rlisLlit:ts cltlllltlttgctl itr l'his cilse

wcr.rl lo rlutry blltck votut's ittl Ctlllitl 0lrportttttit.y to llar-
tit'i1r:rtr: in tL,,t polit.ic:rl lrr'o(css' trr liglrL of tlre sigrlili-

r::rrrl, cl1,:l.9r.al srrct:gsscs ol' c:tnrlirlirlcs sttplxrl'tctl lly llre

lllirt:lt t:orttlrrtrtlil,.y'--itt tht'rlc tlf tlrc livtl rlistlicls' sll(:(:csri

irs gt'e:tL its ol' 11t'tlitttrl' t'ltlrlr tlr:rl' rvlriclr wottkl be cx-

1,,,"i,,,1 ttttrlttt' ,, "ir,gl.,-r,,,:lttltel' 
rlisll'ictirlg ,llttt - t'lre ,lrly

cxl,llrrr;rl.i0n [or tlrc rlisl.t'it.t (:(]rlrLts collcltlsioll is t.lrnl, it
(lJ'r'otr:rtttsly trrltritttltl tlre leglrl slittttl:tt'tl tlf Sectiotl 2 wit'h

rrtt. .f 11,,irr,ritrr*l t'1:r:lttt'irl !rtl(:(:ess ilt ;lt'rllxrt't'i,tt trt -tltc
lrllrr.lt lrClr.orrtlrge of tlre;lttllttllrt.iott. 'l'lre rlttisir)ll thtls

<'orrllicis rvit.h tlre lcgrtl stitttrlill'(l l'l'escrilrctl b.y (lottgt'ttss

(stx,, rt.t1., Srtttlrte ltcport, l{)4 (Arklil'ionlrl Vicws of Sett'

I)oLr) ), atrtl wil,lr tlris (iottt'['s stlrlllnill'y irllit'lltlrll,ccs itt

.Slt'rr/,:r' v. ^Strcrrto,r, No. Ul|-1B23 (()t'l'' l, lt)tl4 l, attrl llxxits
v. tlllnin, No.83-1865 (Nov. 13, t0fl4)'u

i r,, 
"r,nr,,,,r,, 

llrrl rlistrit:t coult le.ietlcrl t Ss:tiort 2 clailn tlrlrt

tttirrrlr.il,yvrllt}rsrvett:crrtitlerlltrn...srrfe,llistrir.tirrwlrithtlle
rrrirrrrlity IoIttlilliotl lt;l1tt'oitr:ltt:s lilt')l' of thc ovtlr:rll ;xrjrttl:ttiott"
(slip op. ll l2); ,,,,,1,'. tho tlrlllctrgr:rl plln' ttrittority votets' wlrilrt

lrol. gttilt'itttll't:rl l.ltr: alrilil'y trr cl<x:t tttto o( l'lreir owtt to olli(lr' were

forltxl to "t'xt'tt a si,{rrifrr':rlrL lttt;r:lr:[";t1rrl Lr "pllry Iivol'rr1 roles itr

k(lv Ckx:li0rrs,, 1n tw0 high rrrirtot'11.v itrtpltr:L rlistrk'ts (irl. at lt-r)'

Sirrril:rrl.y, itt Iltor'lis, rltittotil'y vol'r't's ttsht:tl this (hrrIt l'o ovtlttttrtt

il r:0ril.1. orrler(trl rlis[rir.tirrg pltrlt ct'rtitlittg lt rlistlir:t witlr tr "l'trzor-

l,lrirr52.tl;xlrt:tttttlll:rr.ltvrrlirrgirgrrlxlllttllrtilltt,,ittfttvrrrlrftlttt-.ill
wlrir.lr lrl:rCk r:ltttrlitl:ttls rvottltl lrtl rrll'r:l'tivt'ly gtlttrttttttttrl llre ne:tt'

ttlt-ttl(il-r .1.S. at lli. 'l'his (lrrtrt's trlllrrllrirly ttllitttt:tttr'''s erllblish

l.lt:tL rtrirt,rritv vrtlrll's tlo ttol ltltvtl t right lttttlllr Su:Lioll 2 to tlre treil-

l:i

scr.orrrl, :ilrtl rn0l.r: ('xIlir.ill.y, lhrl ('olllL il(lr)l,lt'rl :r rltl{i-

rril.iolr 0f r.irr:ilrl bl,x, v(,iirrg- rvltiClr iL crlt'ltcth' irk'rrtilicrl

lls [lro "littclrlritt" of :t votc rlilttliorr t'lt'sc ('l 'S' App' lSrrl

- -rrrrrktl rvhiclr r:rr.ial 1r(}lilr'i2.il[iott is ttt:tltttrrtl lo lttl "sttll-

St:rl|tiVcl,y Sigtrilit.itrr[" ol' "s(iv0!'e" !vll(-'lltlv(:l' "llttt l'(lslllt!l

of tlrrl iiirlivirlrrlrl cL,t.tiorr wolrl(l h;tve lrtlett tlilLrt'oltt rle -

llenrlirrg rr;rort rvlrulher. iI lrirrl lxlt:tt lr0kl il]ll(,lll{ ottl.y llttr

rvlrite volet.s ot.onl.V (lro lrllrt'lt volet's itt llttl tllt'ctiott"
( irl. al, il!):r-41)lr l . 'l'ltis tttoitlts, o[ (]olll'sc, tllill' ev('ll ;t

l||iil(,1. rl(lgr.r,e |lf Iirciirl lrhx: vrrl irlg is "srtlrsl:tttlivcl.y sig-

trilicirrtl," ol. "scvct.e," irrrrl tlrirt, it rkrt's ttot, lttltllt't' tvhr:thtlt'

0r. n0[ ltlo hhrc v0liilg tr(.luull.y "r'esulls" itt lrl:tt'k tllcc-

l.0r.irl rlcl't ltls.r,' 'l'lris irrltrr'lrIe tuti(}tt Pl:tt't's tlttr cottt'I lre-

krw ilr rlir.ecl, t.orrllicl rvillr ?ir|r'o.?rr.s v. (llcrrrrrrtls, 5l{l ll,

lirr1r1r. l:J4lt, l:l5l-l:15:l (N.l)- 'lb.r. l{)1.t4 ) (tltt'co jtrrlgtt

,*,,i,1[t (t*sl, is u,hcllrcr' "sur:lt llloc vrll itrg lts llltl.y (,'xist,"

.)l)et.ales so :ts IO "ICIsislttrlt.y rl(,fe:rt. ltrtitrrll'ilV l clrlrrli-

rlrrl.es"); itceot'tl, ^Slttrrtolr, v. !tyhuttt, slip' o1r' l0 lr'4' llr-

rloerl, rrrrrler. llr0 rlislr.it:1, coril'1.'s rlefiili[i0tr, villtrirlly lrrry

clocl,0r.al rlistr.it:t irr llrc (.(,liltlIy illiHhl. lxr rk'ctrtt'rl lrl sttf-

fet' "sttlrslirrtliv0l.y srigtriliclrtrL" l':tci:rl hhx' voliltg' llrrt
sce I Scl]lrte lleulilrgs tiz I (ctrtpltasis:rrhlt'rl) (tcs(ilttolty

0f Ar.rrrirrtrl l)()r.Irrcr.) ("sct.l ion 2, ()f (:olil'so, rTill lrllrly
orrl.y in tlrose lrlirr.cs lvll(,r'c tlrelc is irllOrrrl.y :ttt r':t:/rrt0rrli-

14.r:l/ trllollrt ,f lr.rrr'itrll rlivisi,rr"); St,11l. ll.,,r'L ilil
(irr ,,nt()sl, Colilltlultiti0s" rrritt()r'il.y ciutrlirl;tles "l'ttg1'11'1'

srrbslantirrl sltplx)l.L l'r'orrr wlrite votet's"). ltt ottt'vietv, if

l.iltr qf ,'srfe" lrrilorilS,-r.ollrollerl rlisllicls -r'r'rttt tvlt+'l'e ()tlttll'ob-
jrx.tive f11.Iot's lottttilttttrl t1 tlrc lilrlirrg 1f tr vi'rlltlirttt rttt<lgl'tltr:

"tol.nl it.v lrf I llr: r' i I'ttttrtstit ttt'r's."

rt A;4rell:rrrls' rosl.iltr,rrrerrI of tlre r]istrict cttttt l.'s "1',,,,111111 fol'

rar.istl hhrc v0tirrlr (.1.s. [? ) is itrrlrlt't'ise. ol.lrr.l' tlt:ttr irt lrirssilrg
(J.S. App. 40tr ), l.lrr: rlisl r.ir:t courI rlirl lt0l slirlo llttrt 1x,l:rt izitl.i,rrt

r,*isls rrr,lcss rvhitc t,r,lcrs srrplx,tl. llllrt'l< r'itttrlirltlllls itt ttlttttlrt'ls :lL

or oxfcftliillT 511;,;,. ltrrlhur', llrc cottrt wortlrl liltrl ltl0rl l'otittg rvltott-

cvr,r tlrc vol.cs of l.lrr-. rvlrilrr Iol)llllttl()lt, st:rrtrl'itt;1 trLrttr', rvottlrl ttol' lrt'

srrllh.ir:||1. lo |llrx.l. rr lrlirt'k r.iltrrli<l:tto (J.S. AlrI. lll):r-4Orr ]. Illtrlor
Nortlr (itlolittit's olttt'lorttl st'stttlt. tlris lcsI t'ortltl lrtl slrtisficrl lry

Iervet tlrart 60';'n of thlr rvhite vltes'



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whil.c voters :rle willilrg to ct'oss racial lines in su[Iieient

,,u,,,t,"r* tltaL "tttinuliiy cantlitlrtl"es- ltlol noI kse elec-

l,iorrs solcly lrtlt:tttlsc of ttrcil t'ilce" (Ilo'r1('t'$ v' lrul17c' 46t3

U.S. Ot:1,-,iZ:t ( ll)tt2) ), tlrett i-t- it ltrgel'y irrek:-v:trrb

*i,utf,u,' ihe blteh ctrrrrlirirrte wottltl hitve wtttt evetr if the

elccl,ion "ltittl bt:etr lteltl itlttottg turly l'he whito vo[el'g"'

(.1.S. ApP. 40a).r'
4. Appcllces tltt ttttt tlispute tltat' these are sttlxtantiitl

issues. 'l'ltey t'cs1rt,nd t'niy (Mol'' to l)in' 40) thrtt'. t'he

rlistr.it:t, .r,,,i[,li,l tr,l, "t'equirIel gu*t'itttLectl elocllorr,''

lrut ,,{ollowerl t.lre stlrl,utot'y ittnntlilte by cottsirlet'irrg blaek

elcctnt'al stl(:cesll arld failule as (tllc fac[or in the Lolalit'y

uf .,i.'"...n*Litttct)s teatling l,o its crlttr:lttsirrtl tlf tliset.itnittn-

t",v ,*,,r1.'r rt 'l'his ,uri,li"g,f tlte rt,ittitttt is lrcst evaltt-

at.ul l,y exlttnilting lhe cotrit's l'rr:alttreltL of tlrt: tlistrit[s

itl, isstte.t"
l,lrtelr Uf the rlis[ricLs is it tnttll.irrtctttltet' tlistrict.; hrrw-

"u",.,itiswellest:rlrtislrerltlrtl,lrrrtll,itnenrltetrlistrictsuro',ruL ilrlru'err[ly ttnlawful' Senittc ltelxrrl' 3il; 'see 2

serNrte lleilrirrgs [ll (skttemettl, of sen. Dole); lvlt'ite v'
'lte,1,:sl,,n',412 

{r.S. aL ?66. And while it is tlue that in

c,,"i, ,,f l.htr tlistricts t[ issue in llris case it would lrc

lxxsilllettlct.eit[e()tlcorltttlt.esitlgle.lrtetltllet.rlistricts
*lt.tr ellcetive bllttft vol,ing ruajoritics (see p:rges 4-(i'

",i1,r,,l, 
llris Point "r,,,,,t 

t' be rlctet'tninat'ive' MinoriL'y

,,,1,,,'* i,,,ro n, riglrt 1,, [he c'e:tl'ion 'f safc clec[oral rlis-

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trir:ls Inet'cl.y lxrcrttsc llrev cottltl fensibl'y lxr tl1'lll*':l

llrottks v. AIluitt,, sltl','tt; {iti'uke v' rS('flr'r'('?r' slt"')'(t; llthit'
t:lnllt v. Cltuttis,",,1,r',r' ;'1"'rxtz"s v' (lltTtlcttls' 51ll lr' lirtp;l'

ll, lil!-r4. Not' t;ttr il, ltc pt'esttttrt:rl thltt "silf(t" soitls [ot'

trritrolil.y tt.lli.t:t*rildtn'.s wottltl neu:ss:tt'ily be itt tlrr, ittl'r:t'ests

of nrirr,rrity frolr'l's. Sctl l/rrilr.rrl ^Slrllc's v' lkwnl of Suy'r-

rrisor$, fi?i Ir.Zrl !ll-rl, !l!-rli (6tlr (lir. l!)?tt)' 'l'htts' if thc
;'g,'un,,,u,',," oI aplrcliet:s' cl:tiltt is sirn;rly llr:rt Nor'tlt (]:tt-

0li|l:r clto-*rl trr ttse ttlttll,inrelttheI rlisl'r'icls lTltetr: "tltet'e :tt'c

strllit'icnl t:oltctttLt':rl.iolts (,f lrtttk vrlttlt's l'rt fot'nt ntllirrl'it'y

Slirek sirrgte-tnetnSel. rlisl.r.icls," us l,he tlisl,r'ic[ c,ttt't st:tLtxl

i.i.S. nrrii. 4r), tlreir t:lirittt net:essaril'y falls slrort ttf cs-

l.:rhl ishi ng :r vittlttiott.
In thr.ee of the rlisIr'ir:ls, bllrck trtttlirl;ttos sttplrol'terl b.y

tlre biucl r.,rutuu,ity hir'e lrr_.crr elt-,ct.tl rrrrrle' llrc c1:rl-

le,rgo,l pl:rn irr,tr,,rlnt''t lts gt'eal';1s {rl'rlrcnltr lhQtt'

wottltl be ex;xrcl.erl tttttlet' a singlc-trlel)rllel' plittt' attrl

hlitck votel's hlve rviclrlerl itrltttencc ovct' olltet' se:tts :ts

rvell.llvct'sittr:el$?:t,theblirckvotersoIIlottscl)isl"r'icI
i3, .oh,, tttltke rt;t l$.il'f' of thc loPttlaliotr :ttttl 28'6%' of

tlrc registele(l vl)lers, l,lut' sttc':eeik'rl ilr electittg oltc hl:tclt

rrre,nlret. of the tltt'tte-ntetnlx'r tlelegal'iott' Scc lrttges 4-5'

rsul)r'o. In Ilottse I)ist'r'icl. 21, the 2l'tl'!l' black nrilrot'it'v

lurs tttr:t.erl olra of thc si'l t'ept'esctllalivt's sittte lllflO, rvitlr

flto sttlrlxrrt, of trct.rveclt ilt'fl' ani 46'/'' of l'hc n'lti(e votct's

in tt,,, ,li"t,'i,tt,. See page 4, stqtrt' lrtrle0tl' l'lre rlisl'r'ict'

rurrlt. f(}trrrrl thtt, tlre hllrek reltt'csrttrtittive irr l)istIir:L 2l

rvllttkl}rlvelret.tttllet:l,crlirrl$S2cvetriflheelr't.tirrrrhltlI
lx:ett ltt'kl ottly :ttttotttl rvhit'cs ('I'S' Alrp' 3{)a-40;r},.-1'l:l

ilt llrrrrsu l)istrict, 3!), rvht,t'e hlttr:lt ;ret'srttls tttzrke up Zlt.l11"

of tlre lxrprrl:rtiOn, n hlar:k cantlirla[e rvirs cle<:tetl to the live-

n,n,,,lrer rlelegntion in l!)?4 nlrrl !0?6' nnrl lrvo Lrlat'k c;rtl-

rlirlatcq-4(lit^ of the rlctcgalitttt--rvet'e elet:ltrl ttlttler lhe

clraltengerl 1,larr in lt}82, trtlltr rvitlr sttltst:tnlirrl wlrit,e strll-

1xu't, Sec pnQcs 6-li, 'srt2rrr'r' lly cottl't'nsl ' rttrrle t' l htt

!tN,)tret,helo$s,evcnrtlxlr:rLtterlia[r'ir:l'fi)tlrL'askrttrlrrrl'llottsc
l)is[ril.l. 2l arrrl llrrtr.stl l)isl.rict- Zil sltrrulrl have lreerr tr;lhrrlrl; l,lre

tvlrite voters iu th0se rlisIr'icts srtp|lrrrtorl tlre bliltlk legislal'ora irr

sur:lt rttttttltt:t's tlrtI tlrcy worrkl ltnvc lx:ett ele<:Led on the stretrgtlr of

l.ht white vo[e irlotte, ls l'llo rtistricl' tortrt tound (J'S' ADp' 4Oil il'ill ) '

r! lf lrlrpcll+ros .1o:yt !r suggcst ( Mot' Lr l)is' 16, 2l ) tlrrtI

r:l*l..rlrl rcs,lts arc nrul'cly "otte cirtlttlttsl.altr:e" trtttott8 nr:tlly [o be

corrsitlcrerl, in lhc getlse tltnt tr se'r:tkrn 2 l:ltso cottlrl lle lrt'ovell

r,rn,rtrl,"rtrrnirroritycatrrlirlal'csltrlrlar'lrievrrrlsigrlilicrlrlL$u(:(ts$ea
at the ;xrlls, rv<: tlis;tgrcc' A lirrrlirrg tlf:ttlvcl'so elet:torlrl "&rsttlts" in

,.,'.,.'.*"..,y'.thrltrlrlttrrltstlllicit:tl[.--r:ltltltrltttirltlrelrlrrirrl,ill''gcase.
l: Wc rkr nol rlisr:uss llorrsrl t)istri('L 8 r,i'Scttittr: llistricl 2' ailrt'e

:rppcllirttls' ottly ttrgttntellt trtttcr:rttittg l'lrctrt is baserl ott tlte sup-

lrrsrxt .xrllatilt'nl s5hrppcl ellrx:,i' oI prtx:ltl:lrnltcc'

rl lppellcls sccl'i to trrirriuliz'c tlre sigrrifir:ntrt:e of lltis tlecloral

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Strnltte [}islr.ict, 22, wlrilrr t,lrc lrrsttlls arllrrittcrll.y fall short,

of it stitttrllr|!tl of pt'r4xrt'tiotritl rc;tresetrl':t[i<ltl' ttrinority

c:rnrlirllrttrs trilScr n,lo ,i,. lrtr'e lleen stttccssful ttrrrl lrlainl.y

ilr'tl cotrllx!titivc.ir
(lrtr11t'ttss t:ottkl not h:lve expt'cssetl lntlt'c elearly it's

intcrrtiorr rurt, t0 invalirl:rt.c tttttll.ilttetttber rlistt'it:tittg pl:rns

wlrer.c rnirr0r'it.y cilrrrlirlutcs h:tve lttttl att er;ttal olrlxrt'trttrity

to lx-. elet:terl-.-cv<trr if Lhc.y tlirl nol, ltet'esslt'il.y witt tt pt'lll

1r,,r'li,,ltl sltat'e of l.ho sttltts' Setl, tr'11" lhltirttl ltr:port Il3;

rrt. ,,t l!}i} (Arklitiolt:tl Vicrvs of Selt' l)ole)'r* Sttplxrt'tet's

of rrtttrttttlt:tl Scr.'l.irlrt 2 rc;reitl'erlly ilsstttttl the Serral'e Sttlr-

(:ornrrrittoc t.h;rL lhis w,,tritl not lle tlrc l'estrll" As At'tnrtlrrl

I !)

I)er.fntt., lu,url 0f llrrr Vo[ilrg ltights l'l'o.iotl, exlrl:ritletl Irr

tlre Settittc Sttlrcotttlttittto (I Siclt:tte llcltl'irrgs ltl)il) :

l,he rtl,-lrrrgc eltx:l'irrtts tlrat I ' * ' llflv(-' lx't'tt lirttsiltg
(,ll:l|.()['ltrlsrlittrvlrit,ttllltrtrlsttll,oft'ltrrsr.:tt.llrt.gcclcc.
ii,,,,* i* lrusi*tllV to sltttL ,rtt. tlttt lrtilr,l'ily .v.tct's' ll'

is ,,,,t it rlttestiutt ol' rvlrctllel' t'lrt'.Y rvill gct lllol'o ol'

lo**r,'wlrcthct'tlrctrtajot'ityvolet'srvillgttl'lllol'c()l'
i"**. ll, is l rlttt'stiott t'i sttlt't' vel'srls trot'ltittg'

sr(| rrls0 lrl. :rt 1201) (lestitntllt.y rlf li't'irtth l'lrt'ker); cl"
-ll,,,11err 

tt. l,txlr1tt,45[t tl.S- ^[ 
(illi (ottt,lt:tsis irr ,r'igi.:rl)

(,,ii,ult.i,r,n,rrlrrrr.rlistl'icls terttl to tlrittitttiz,* tlr. votittg

*t,1",,*tt, ,f urirro'it.y gr'oill)s by ;r.'rrritting (lre ,,lilit::rl
,,,,,i,,ilit.v to rtlccL ,rll 

-,',t1,,'tt*ottliltives oI tlttr rlistt'it:l'" ) ;

It,iitt:oitl, u. 1,'/111.pi.s, 4l):i tl.S. rtt, l!-r3-l!-rl) (rrrrrllirrtetttlxrt'

rlist.ricts eh:rllengerl l'0r. "thcit' rvinttet'-tttke-:tll as1rccts")'

tire prc-City tt! l[oltile tlecisitttts of l"lris atttl otlter

c,rrr.l.s lr,,:,r. ,,ril, th:rl, ,rrrltil,ur,ller tlist'ir:ts a'n ,.t, rrrr-

iarvf*l rvhLr.e, .rs 1er.e, nri*or.ity c:rrrrlitl*les at'c lr.t. effcc-

tivclyshttl,rrttltlftheelcttrlt.irllll'(lct'ss.,|.|tecloscsl,
arr,rli,gy l.o tlris citsc is l)ttua v' Illoore, 6iltl lr'2rl ll{tZ
iff,f,'iji,.. ltf?t;), irr whiclr t.he crttt't. ,li rrgrlreals tr,hclrl

tlre valirlity of iln :rt-lirlge s.ysletn ttltrlttt' rvlrieh lhe 4ll')('

iri""t, t,,i,,ut'il.y clt:trlt'il otte ttlettlbet' to att cigltt-lttetttltet'

eity e.,,r,,.i1. ilrtletrrl, itt ttllrtty cases;rt'itlt'to (:iftl ol llo'
6itir inv,6.i.g rrt-lrrr'11. r,.lirg sysltrttts rvltet't-' t1c ;tggl't'-

g:rte 0f flrt:rot.s rvils tt1t(lttcs(iotrahl.y lc.s.s f:tYot'ltble to tlri-

iin,.ity r,.t.l.s ll*rrr in t5'is clrsc-*-ltt.s[ ;xtt'lit'ttlir'lV, wltet'tr

rr, 6tircl eiLize, lrarl e'e' lrt,ctt cl'ctetl ttttrlet' tlte s.yslcttt---

clr:rllcnges [0 llre voting pl:[ts rvet'c tttltretltelt'ss lrekl [o lrtr

irrstrllitjirrrr[. Sec, c.r1., l)luclc llot'e'rs v' l.1,cI)onoutlh' lt(il>

|...2r11(lst,(lir..ltl??);Ilarulril.'v.,loseplt,It5lllr.2rll2(i5
(l-rtlr (lir. lt)??l; l)qUil. r,. (Jrrt'r'i.sott, [rl-ri] l"'2tl !)2il (5th

i;ir. f f,ZZ l; ilIrGilt v. (Irrrl.s.rt (lon.,l!l (lttntrtr'tr, Silt-r l".2rl

277 (6l.lr oir.. lt)?(i). lt, is sigrrilir]ltttt. (hal. lhe sCrtrrtc

rrrrriorily attrl ol hct'srtppot'tet's rlf :ttttt'tttltrtl Scct'iott z

lxrilrterl t,slx-|r:irrlly lo llrese t,:tses itl rvlrit'h tltc rk'[ettrlltrtt,

itr'isrli.ri.ith 1rt'e'ititt'rl' -irrrltrrlirrg l)'rua v' lllrxt'tt"st""'('- -
ls irrrlierrtitttts of l.lttr rt':ty in rvlrich Ihe ttcs' ;rtuvisiolt

rlistrir:tn h:tve bcclt cltx:tcrl n:lrtalerllv; atttl tltore is not Ihe nlighl'esl'

srr;1gt'stiott l.hlrl. thoy .,,trc eltx'tul l'e":tttntt the rrrajrrrity r:ollsirlerctl

tlrtttt "sttfr'."
lTltisrrlsrlsigltilirlttltttlrrrtcarlrlirlartoslnl,ingltasnrrlllccntlrrtn-

in:rtcrl hv rvhil.c voters, tltat lrrrti-siilgle slr$t vrttitrg or erlrtivnltrtrt

rcr;ttirctttt'ttl.s lt:rvc ltol. lrrlt:tt ent;'Ir.ycll' nttrl tlur[ thrlre lrrc nrl;['csellt

lrirrriers l.rr rnittoritv regislrniit'rr or r:tttrlirlrrr:y ' h ltre-Oillt. ol

Itloltilt; cascs irr whi.,h n,riitirrretnber rlistritts hlrvc lxrot irrvnlirlnttd,

sonto ot.:rll 0f thosc faclors were ttstllrlly prcscrtt' see, e'g', lvhile v'

llr11t'slt:r',412 tr.S. :rt ?66-?6?; lVullat:a v' lloustt' 616 II'2rl lil$'

(i2}.liz.l(6l.lr(iir.),vltt':rtetloltrltlttrrgrrrttntls,42|-rtI.S.||,17(l!}?6);
Zitnntttt'v. llrliailhetr,4tlti F'2rl 120?' Iit0t-r-llt0G (nth fiir' l!)?il)

(rrtt lritttr'), :rl['tl otr t'tl'ot rt'tt""tls sttI troltr' 
""o1 

1'lrril l,l.r.i'sh

Srlttxtl lltxtrtl. v' llntxltall ,42'l tl'S' 63{i (ltl?6); cf' l/[iteolrb v'

(.'Irrtrris, sttl,,'o': lllot:k 1.tl t'it'" v' Illrl)ottttttu[' 6(i[t F'2tl I' li (lst (iir'

l!)??) ; l!rodr.x v. lltt1tida* I'u't'i'tlt l'rilit:e 'l ut'tt' 6()8 F'2rl l l0$' l l l2

(fitlr {]ir. lt)?l-r).

rfl'I'lre rlisl.rit:t rrrutI cvirlctlUv ntisnppreltettrls the sigltificnltca

of ( krtt11t'tlss's r,'.ict:ti'rlr of tlre ;trolxrrtiottrrl rrtpresetttlttiott stanrlarll'
,1.6t .,url. rlis*risrigrl the "prrojxtltirtttitl l ttltlose rrtntion" rlisclaitiler

irt Ser:tiott 2(b) :ts "'n"tti*li 
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"tt"o 
tllillr thal' tlto ltttrL l'hat hlil:kn

ltavtl ttrll, llt:ctt rrleclcrt i, ..u,.,t,"..^ llt.rllrrll"tirlltal l,rr t,lrcir lrr'rr'cttl,nge rrf

tlre lxrllrrlatir)t1 "(locs nttL (tlo"(' r:sl'irltlislr tltlrlvol'c rlilutiorl ltts re-

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER TERM, 1984

LACY H. TI{ORNBURG, ET AL., APPELLANTS

vs. No. 83-1968

MLPH GINGLES, ET AL.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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served have been served copies of the BRIEF FOR THE IJNITED STATES
AS AI'IICUS CURIAE By MAIL on APRIL 10 , 1985 to:

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KATHLEEN HEENAN MeGUAN, ESQUIRE IANI GUINIER, ESQUIRE

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SUITE 1O2O EDUCATIONAL FI]ND, INC.
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