North Carolina v. Covington
Decided June 28, 2018. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 17-1364 · 585 U.S. 969 (2018) · Cited 28 times
Holding
The District Court’s order is affirmed insofar as it provided a court-drawn remedy for Senate Districts 21 and 28 and House Districts 21 and 57 and reversed as to the court’s actions concerning the legislature’s redrawing of House districts in Wake and Mecklenburg Counties.
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Miller v. Johnson · 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
- Upham v. Seamon · 456 U.S. 37 (1982)
- North Carolina v. Convington · 581 U.S. 486 (2017)
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 555 U.S. 7 (2008)
- DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno · 547 U.S. 332 (2006)
- Shaw v. Reno · 509 U.S. 630 (1993)
- Purcell v. Gonzalez · 549 U.S. 1 (2006)
- Burns v. Richardson · 384 U.S. 73 (1966)
- White v. Weiser · 412 U.S. 783 (1973)
- Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama · 575 U.S. 254 (2015)
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