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BOOKS: Not So Quiet Anymore. Reviewed by Pamela S. Karlan Vol. 17, No. 2, 1995 pp. 18-19, 21 Quiet Revolution in the South: The Impact of the Voting Rights Act, 1965-1990, edited by Chandler Davidson and Bernard Grofman (Princeton University
A Democracy To Be Proud Of By Cynthia A. McKinney Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 6-7 One positive development to come out of the Supreme Court’s narrow five to four decision striking down majority-minority districts is the broader discussion
The Supreme Court and Voting Rights: `Bizarre’ Districts or Bizarre Decisions? By Pamela S. Karlan Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 8-13 Last term, the Supreme Court took action in five voting rights cases: it struck down Georgia’s majority-black Eleventh
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The “New” Disfranchisement By Winnett Hagens and Ellen Spears Vol. 20, No. 3, 1998 pp. 3-4 Because the core premise of a democratic society is that legitimate rule is based on the consent of the governed, the linchpin of our
Redistricting at the Millennium By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 20, No. 3, 1998 pp. 8-10 As we await the 2000 census that will trigger another round of redistricting at the congressional, state, and local levels, the U.S. Supreme Court has laid
Monopoly Politics, Southern-Style By Rob Richie Vol. 20, No. 3, 1998 pp. 23-24 Just who decides legislative elections in the United States? The voters cast ballots, but most Americans, most of the time, experience “no choice” legislative elections. They live
Sampling the 2000 Census By Sarah E. Torian Vol. 20, No. 3, 1998 pp. 24-25 In the upcoming months the Supreme Court will be making an important decision that will affect what has been termed the “most important civil rights
Congressional Redistricting in North Carolina–Will It Never End? By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 21, No. 2, 1999, pp. 18-19 For the third time in six years, the U. S. Supreme Court has wrestled with the issue of whether North Carolina’s congressional
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Census 2000: One Census, Two Counts–The Politics Behind the Confusion By Winnett Hagens Vol. 21, No. 4, 1999 pp. 3-5 Arguing the case for a statistical adjustment of the 1990 Census before the Supreme Court in the fall of 1995,
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Reflections on Redistricting in 2001 By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, pp. 9-10 Despite the confusion created by the Supreme Court’s recent decisions striking down majority black congressional districts, legislators would be advised to keep several things in