Georgia v. Ashcroft

Summary

Justice Souter, dissenting, agrees reducing majority-minority districts isn't inherently retrogressive but argues the Court improperly redefined nonretrogression under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act by accepting unquantifiable influence instead of decisive electoral power. He contends the Court erred in reweighing evidence de novo rather than reviewing the District Court's findings for clear error. Justice Kennedy and Justice Thomas concurred.