Taylor v. McKeithen’s Empirical Analysis
499 F.2d 893 · 1974
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
September 1988
most recently cited
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Reynolds v. Sims · Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · Gomillion v. Lightfoot · White v. Regester · Whitcomb v. Chavis
Most-quoted passages
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“while the Steimel plan gerrymanders and guarantees the election of a black senator from each of districts 2 and 4, this can be accomplished only by diluting black voting power in districts 3 and 5 to the point where the white senators from those districts could ignore with impunity the special needs of blacks in those districts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Marshall v. Edwards
How this case has been treated — in progress
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