Properties (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
00-238 |
| gptkbp:court |
Appellate_court
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 28, 2001 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
March 21, 2001
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Cited in legal scholarship
Debate on race and politics |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-1990 census redistricting
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bush v. Vera
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Affected 2002 congressional elections
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Influenced redistricting laws
|
| gptkbp:judges |
Justice Clarence Thomas
Concern over racial quotas Influenced judicial approaches to redistricting |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Gerrymandering implications
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice Redistricting Texas Attorney General Invalidated_certain_congressional_districts |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
Extensive media coverage
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Landmark case in voting rights
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_ruled_against_the_Texas_redistricting_plan
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Republican_Party_of_Texas Democratic voters Texas_state_legislature |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
Emphasized state sovereignty |
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Shifted_political_power_in_Texas
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Impact on future redistricting cases
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial decision
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:League_of_United_Latin_American_Citizens_v._Perry gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder gptkb:Shaw_v._Reno Equal Protection Clause Cooper_v._Harris |
| gptkbp:significance |
Addressed racial gerrymandering
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
5-4
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