Bartlett v. Stephenson

Summary

Chief Justice Rehnquist denied a stay application by North Carolina officials seeking to halt an injunction under the North Carolina Supreme Court that invalidated the state's 2001 redistricting plan for violating the state constitution's 'whole county provision.' The Court found the applicants failed to show a reasonable probability of certiorari grant and noted that the state court had already ordered preclearance under federal law before any election plan could be implemented.