Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

Decided March 23, 2022. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 21A471 · 595 U.S. 398 · Cited 47 times

In adopting the Wisconsin Governor’s proposed redistricting plan, which increases the number of majority-Black Assembly districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court committed legal error by failing to properly apply strict scrutiny to determine whether the State’s race-based sorting of voters is narrowly tailored to comply with the Voting Rights Act. See Cooper v. Harris, 581 U. S. ___.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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