Supreme Court of the United States
Bartlett v. Strickland
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- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- March 9, 2009
- Case
- Bartlett v. Strickland
- Case status
- Decided
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*6Justice Kennedy announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which The Chief Justice and Justice Alito join. This case requires us to interpret §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,79 Stat. 487, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973 (2000 ed.). The question is whether the statute can be invoked to require state officials to draw election-distr…
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