Shaw v. Reno (1993)

Did the North Carolina residents’ claim that the 1990 redistricting plan discriminated on the basis of race raise a valid constitutional issue under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause? North Carolina drew legislative districts to create a majority black district.

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Grades

9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8

Subjects

Judicial Branch/Supreme Court

Issues

Discrimination

Resource Types

Research (Digests of Primary Sources)

Teaching Strategies

Case Study, Analysis, Primary Source

Constitution Articles

14th Amendment, 14th Amendment - Equal protection, 15th Amendment

Tags

redistricting, Reconstruction Amendments, gerrymandering, Shaw v. Reno, voting, vote, segregation, discrimination, race, equal protection clause, Voting Rights Act