Race and Redistricting: The Shaw-Cromartie Cases (Landmark Law Cases & American Society) (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) - Hardcover

Yarbrough, Tinsley E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0700612181 ISBN 13: 9780700612185

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 2002

Synopsis

In 1993-2001, three cases in North Carolina went before the Supreme Court to decide how far a state could establish voting districts along racial lines. This text explores how the Court addressed the constitutionality of redistricting within the contexts of civil rights and partisan politics.

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Review:

'An excellent case study that carefully critiques the workings of the Supreme Court and provides a warm, moving portrait of the protagonists in this contemporary political drama. Bravo!"" Howard Ball, Author Of The Bakke Case: Race, Education, And Affirmative Action; ""Offers piercing tales of the dramatis personae in one of the most important areas of contemporary constitutional law."" Mark E. Rush, Coauthor Of Fair And Effective Representation? Debating Electoral Reform And Minority Rights; 'Adds fascinating detail about the well-known 'racial gerrymandering' cases in North Carolina."" J. Morgan Kousser, Author Of Colorblind Injustice: Minority Voting Rights And The Undoing Of The Second Reconstruction; 'A lucid and balanced guide to the Supreme Court's decisions in these cases."" Mark V. Tushnet, Author Of Making Constitutional Law

About the Author:

Tinsley E. Yarbrough is Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at East Carolina University and author of numerous other books, including most recently The Rehnquist Court and the Constitution.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0700612181
• ISBN 13: 9780700612185
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176