McDANIEL v. SANCHEZ

No. 80-180.

452 U.S. 130 (1981)

McDANIEL ET AL. v. SANCHEZ ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Hall argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Robert J. Parmley argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was David G. Hall.

Deputy Solicitor General Wallace argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Acting Assistant Attorney General Turner, Harriet S. Shapiro, Jessica Dunsay Silver, and Carol E. Heckman.*


JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to decide whether the preclearance requirement of § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended,1 applies to a reapportionment plan submitted to a Federal District Court by the legislative body of a covered jurisdiction2 in response to a judicial determination that the existing apportionment...

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