· 6/27/1994
DeWitt v. Wilson
Citations
- 856 F. Supp. 1409
- 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13411
- 1994 WL 325415
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that districts were “functionally” compact because they surrounded “communit[ies] of interest”
- concluding that the redistricting plan developed by Special Masters and approved by the California Supreme Court “is not racial gerrymandering, but rather a thoughtful and fair example of applying traditional redistricting principles, while being conscious of race.”
- recognizing that districts were “functionally” compact because they surrounded “communit[ies] of interest”
- strict scrutiny did not apply to an intentionally created compact majority-minority district
- decided the same day as Miller
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Hug, Circuit Judge, and Garcia and Burrell, District Judges
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