Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2017

Abbott v. Perez

Decided June 25, 2018. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-586 · 585 U.S. 579 · Cited 232 times

Holding

The District Court disregarded the presumption of legislative good faith and improperly reversed the burden of proof when it required the State to show a lack of discriminatory intent in adopting new districting plans; one of the challenged State House districts is an impermissible racial gerrymander.

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