Wright v. Rockefeller
Wright v. Rockefeller, 376 U.S. 52 (1964), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that in cases involving allegations of improper racial gerrymandering, where the evidence was "equally, or more, persuasive" that racial considerations had not motivated the State Legislature, the Court will give deference to the findings of the District Court.
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Wright v. Rockefeller
Wright v. Rockefeller, 376 U.S. 52 (1964), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that in cases involving allegations of improper racial gerrymandering, where the evidence was "equally, or more, persuasive" that racial considerations had not motivated the State Legislature, the Court will give deference to the findings of the District Court.
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A New York statute that deline ...... District of New York affirmed.
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U.S. Const. Amend. XIV; U.S. Const. Amend. XV; N.Y. State Law § 111.
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Judgment for defendants, injunction denied 211 F. Supp. 460
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