Supreme Court· 5/7/1973

Georgia v. United States

Citations

411 U.S. 526
93 S. Ct. 1702
36 L. Ed. 2d 472
1973 U.S. LEXIS 73

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“After extensive deliberations in 1970 on bills to extend the Voting Rights Act, during which the Allen case was repeatedly discussed, the Act was extended for five years, without any substantive modification of §5”
“Section 5 is not concerned with a simple inventory of procedures, but rather with the reality of changed practices as they affect [minority] voters.”
changes in electoral boundaries and creation of multi-member districts subject to preclearance
future enforcement of reapportionment plan would be enjoined unless and until precleared
future enforcement of reapportionment plan would be enjoined unless and until precleared
changes in electoral boundaries and creation of multi-member districts subject to preclearance

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Judges: Stewart, Douglas, Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Burger, White, Powell, Rehnquist

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