Redistricting litigation : an overview of legal, statistical, and case-management issues /

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Author / Creator:Clarke, Bruce, 1945-
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Judicial Center, [2002]
Description:1 online resource (vii, 71 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:LLMC-digital (Series)
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Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12594753
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Other authors / contributors:Reagan, Robert Timothy.
Federal Judicial Center.
Notes:Title from title screen.
Includes bibliographical references.
System requirements: PDF reader.
Mode of access: Internet from the FJC web site. Address as of 6/21/02: http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/Redistri.pdf/$file/Redistri.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
Summary:This monograph has three chapters. Chapter 1, on the law of redistricting, is the major chapter. This chapter examines the recurring legal-political issues at play in redistricting cases, comments briefly on evidentiary issues, discusses vote dilution cases brought pursuant to section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and describes cases involving redistricting and the Equal Protection Clause. Chapter 2 discusses statistical evidence of racially polarized voting, and Chapter 3 discusses some of the major case-management challenges presented by redistricting cases. This monograph is an excellent introduction to the field of redistricting litigation, and provides a wealth of links to underlying case law for further research.
Other form:Print version: Clarke, Bruce, 1945- Redistricting litigation. Washington, DC (One Columbus Circle, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-8003) : Federal Judicial Center, 2002
GPO item no.:0743-C-01 (online)
Govt.docs classification:JU 13.2:2002012614