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Redistricting Court Cases Relating to Population

• Baker v Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962)

• Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1 (1964)

• Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964)

• Gaffney v. Cummings, 412 U.S. 735 (1973)

• Karcher v. Daggett, 462 U.S. 725 (1983)

• Evenwel v. Abbott, 578 U.S.(2016)

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Redistricting Court Cases Relating to Race

• Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986)

• Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993)

• Miller v. Johnson, 515 U.S. 900 (1995)

• Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996)

• Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013)

• Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 135 S. Ct. 1257 (2015)

• Cooper v. Harris, 137 S. Ct. 1455 (2017)

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Redistricting Court Cases Relating to Partisanship

• Gaffney v. Cummings, 412 U.S. 735 (1973)

• Davis v. Bandemer, 478 U.S. 109 (1986)

• Vieth v. Jubeliner, 541 U.S. 267 (2004)

• Rucho v. Common Cause 139 S. Ct. 2484 (2019)

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Redistricting Court Cases Relating to Legislatures vs. Commissions

• Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 135 S. Ct. 2652 (2015)

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Nebraska Redistricting Court Cases

• Day v. Nelson, 240 Neb. 997 (1992)

• Hlava v. Nelson, 247 Neb. 482 (1995)

• Pick v. Nelson, 247 Neb. 487 (1995)

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Redistricting Court Cases on Traditional Redistricting Principles

• Compactness

  • Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993)

  • Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996)

• Contiguity

  • Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993

  • Lawyer v. Dep’t. of Justice, 521 U.S. 567 (1997)

• Preservation of Communities of Interest

  • Miller v. Johnson, 515 U.S. 900 (1995)

  • Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996)

• Preservation of Cores of Prior Districts

  • Abrams v. Johnson, 521 U.S. 74, (1997)