Hunt v. Cromartie

Hunt v. Cromartie

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Hunt v. Cromartie
ArgueDate = January 20
ArgueYear = 1999
DecideDate = May 17
DecideYear = 1999
FullName = James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al., Appellants v. Martin Cromartie, et al.
USVol = 526
USPage = 541
Citation =
Prior =
Subsequent =
Holding = The 12th district of North Carolina as drawn was unconstitutional because it was created for the purpose of placing African-Americans in one district thereby constituting illegal racial gerrymandering.
SCOTUS = 1994-2005
Majority = Thomas
JoinMajority = Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
Concurrence = Stevens
JoinConcurrence = Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
LawsApplied =

"Hunt v. Cromartie", 526 U.S. 541 (1999), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the contentious 12th district of North Carolina. In an earlier case, "Shaw v. Hunt", 517 U.S. 899 (1995), the Supreme Court ruled that the 12th district of North Carolina as drawn was unconstitutional because it was created for the purpose of placing African-Americans in one district thereby constituting illegal racial gerrymandering. The Court then ordered the state of North Carolina to redraw the boundaries of the district.

In this follow up case, the Supreme Court ruled that the state was able to justify the new boundaries of the 12th district by showing that it was intended to create a safe seat for Democrats, and therefore the redrawn district was a constitutional example of political gerrymandering.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 526
*"Shaw v. Reno", ussc|509|630|1993

Further reading

* cite journal | last = Saunders | first = Melissa L. | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2002 | month = | title = A Cautionary Tale: "Hunt v. Cromartie" and the Next Generation of "Shaw" Litigation | journal = Election Law Journal | volume = 1 | issue = 2 | pages = 173–194 | doi = 10.1089/153312902753610011 | url = | accessdate = | quote =

External links

* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/98-85.ZS.html Full Text of the opinion]


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