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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	RONALD CHISOM, et al. v. CHARLES E. ROEMER, GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 20, 1991
Date Argument	April 22, 1991
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	501 U.S. 380 111 S. Ct. 2354 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3627 115 L. Ed. 2d 348
Docket	90-757

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner	voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent	governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact Louisiana

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CIVIL RIGHTS Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Plus Amendments FEDERAL STATUTE Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Blackmun Stevens O'Connor Souter dissent Rehnquist Scalia Kennedy

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1990-111-01

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