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BETHUNE-HILL v. STATE BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 15-680.

137 S.Ct. 788 (2017)

580 U.S. 178

Golden BETHUNE-HILL, et al., Appellants v. VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 1, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc E. Elias , Washington, DC, for Appellants.

Irving L. Gornstein for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting vacatur in part and affirmance in part.

Paul D. Clement , Washington, DC, for Appellees.

Kevin J. Hamilton , Abha Khanna , Ryan Spear , William B. Stafford , Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Marc E. Elias , Bruce V. Spiva , Aria C. Branch , Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellants Golden Bethune-Hill, Christa Brooks, Chauncey Brown, Atoy Carrington, Davinda, Davis, Alfreda Gordon, Cherrelle Hurt, Thomas Calhoun, Tavarris Spinks, Mattie Mae Urquhart, Vivian Williamson, and Sheppard Roland Winston.

Efrem M. Braden , Katherine L. McKnight , Richard B. Raile , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, DC, Paul D. Clement , Erin E. Murphy , Michael D. Lieberman , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, Dalton Lamar Oldham, Jr. , Dalton L. Oldham LLC, Columbia, SC, for Appellees.

This case addresses whether the Virginia state legislature's consideration of race in drawing new lines for 12 state legislative districts violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. After the 2010 census, some redistricting was required to ensure proper numerical apportionment...

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