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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
United Jewish Organizations v. Carey
Citation:
430 U.S. 144 (1977)Facts
In 1974, Kings County, New York, which had become subject to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, revised its 1972 redistricting plan after the Attorney General objected that it failed to demonstrate the absence of discriminatory effect on nonwhite voters. The revised plan created substantial nonwhite majorities of approximately 65% in several assembly and senate districts. To achieve these majorities, the Hasidic Jewish community of Williamsburgh, which had previously been contained within a single district, was split between districts. The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh sued, claiming that the revision violated their constitutional rights by diluting their voting power solely to achieve a racial quota. The state defended the plan as necessary to comply with the Voting Rights Act and to secure the Attorney General’s approval. The plan maintained white majorities in approximately 70% of the districts in Kings County, which had a population that was 65% white.
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