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HOLDER v. HALL

No. 91-2012.

512 U.S. 874 (1994)

HOLDER, individually and in his official capacity as County Commissioner for Bleckley County, Georgia, et al. v. HALL et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided June 30, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Napier Murphy argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was W. Lonnie Barlow.

Christopher Coates argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Laughlin McDonald, Kathleen Wilde, Neil Bradley, Mary Wyckoff, John A. Powell, and Steven R. Shapiro.*

Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., joined, and in all but Part II—B of which O'Connor, J., joined. O'Connor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, p.885. Thomas, J.,filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Scalia, J.,joined, p. 891. Blackmun, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined, p. 946. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 956. Stevens, J., filed a separate opinion, in which Blackmun, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined, p. 957.

Justice Kennedy announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which The Chief Justice joined, and in all but Part II—B of which Justice O'Connor joined.

This case presents the question whether the size of a governing authority is subject to a vote dilution challenge under § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U. S. C. § 1973.

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The State of Georgia has 159 counties, one of which is Bleckley County, a rural county...

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