Supreme Court of the United States
Golden Bethune-Hill, Appellants v. Virginia State Board of Elections
March 1, 2017137 S. Ct. 788
Summary
The Court held that the District Court erred by requiring a threshold conflict between the enacted redistricting plan and traditional principles to prove racial predominance. For 11 districts, the Court vacated the judgment and remanded for the District Court to reconsider the claim under the proper holistic standard. For District 75, the Court affirmed because the legislature had a strong basis in evidence to believe the 55% black voting-age population target was necessary to comply with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.