Shaw v. Hunt
E422401
Shaw v. Hunt is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the Court’s racial gerrymandering jurisprudence by applying and extending the principles first articulated in Shaw v. Reno.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaw v. Hunt canonical | 2 |
| Shaw et al. v. Hunt, Governor of North Carolina, et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4229557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shaw v. Hunt Context triple: [Shaw v. Reno, precedentFor, Shaw v. Hunt]
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Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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Cooley v. Board of Wardens
Cooley v. Board of Wardens is an 1852 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the scope of the Commerce Clause by allowing states to regulate certain local aspects of commerce, such as port pilotage, without violating federal authority.
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Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shaw v. Hunt Target entity description: Shaw v. Hunt is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the Court’s racial gerrymandering jurisprudence by applying and extending the principles first articulated in Shaw v. Reno.
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A.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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B.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.
Cooley v. Board of Wardens
Cooley v. Board of Wardens is an 1852 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the scope of the Commerce Clause by allowing states to regulate certain local aspects of commerce, such as port pilotage, without violating federal authority.
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D.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
legal case ⓘ |
| affectedEntity | North Carolina congressional districts ⓘ |
| aroseFrom | North Carolina congressional redistricting ⓘ |
| aroseIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Equal Protection Clause
|
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| citation | 517 U.S. 899 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 94-923 ⓘ |
| extends | Shaw v. Reno ⓘ |
| follows | Shaw v. Reno ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Shaw et al. v. Hunt, Governor of North Carolina, et al.
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linked to:
Shaw v. Hunt
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| hasJurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| holding |
North Carolina’s revised congressional redistricting plan violated the Equal Protection Clause
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race was the predominant factor in drawing certain congressional districts in North Carolina ⓘ the State’s use of race in redistricting was not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling governmental interest ⓘ |
| issue | whether North Carolina’s congressional redistricting plan constituted unconstitutional racial gerrymandering ⓘ |
| joinedMajorityJustice |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
avoiding retrogression under the Voting Rights Act is not, by itself, a sufficient compelling interest to justify racial gerrymandering
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compliance with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act does not automatically justify race-based districting ⓘ racial classifications in redistricting are subject to strict scrutiny ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ racial gerrymandering ⓘ redistricting ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| publicationType | judicial opinion ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Equal Protection Clause jurisprudence
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Voting Rights Act interpretation ⓘ racial gerrymandering jurisprudence ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Shaw v. Reno ⓘ |
| standardApplied | strict scrutiny ⓘ |
| subsequentCitationBy |
Bush v. Vera
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Easley v. Cromartie ⓘ Miller v. Johnson ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Rehnquist Court ⓘ |
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Subject: Shaw v. Hunt Description of subject: Shaw v. Hunt is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the Court’s racial gerrymandering jurisprudence by applying and extending the principles first articulated in Shaw v. Reno.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Shaw v. Hunt