Abrams v. Johnson
Significance, The 1990 Census And Georgia's Restricting Plan, Court Upholds Plan, Further Readings
Appellant
Lucious Abrams
Appellee
Davida Johnson
Appellant's Claim
That the plan adopted by the district court redrawing Georgia's legislative districts violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the principle of one-person, one-vote.
Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Seth P. Waxman and Laughlin McDonald
Chief Lawyers for Appellee
Michael J. Bowers and A. Lee Parks
Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas
Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
19 June 1997
Decision
That the redistricting plan adopted by the district court did not violate the Voting Rights Act or the Constitution.
Related Cases
- Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986).
- Miller v. Johnson, 115 S. Ct. 2475 (1995).
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