City of Richmond v. United States
- City of Richmond v. United States
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| City of Richmond v. United States |
Supreme Court of the United States |
Argued April 23, 1975
Decided June 24, 1975 |
| Full case name |
City of Richmond, Virginia v. United States |
| Citations |
422 U.S. 358 (more)
376 F. Supp. 1344, 1346 (DDC 1974) |
| Holding |
| An annexation reducing the relative political strength of the minority race in the enlarged city as compared with what it was before the annexation does not violate 5 of the Act as long as the postannexation system fairly recognizes, as it does in this case; the minority's political potential. |
| Court membership |
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| Case opinions |
| Majority |
White, joined by Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Rehnquist |
| Dissent |
Brennan, joined by Douglas, Marshall |
| Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
City of Richmond v. United States, 422 U.S. 358 (1975) was a case that upheld Richmond, Virginia's annexation of land from surrounding counties.
See also
Further reading
- Daly, Mary C. (1991). "Rebuilding the City of Richmond: Congress's Power to Authorize the States to Implement Race-Conscious Affirmative Action Plans". Boston College Law Review 33 (5): 903. ISSN 01616587.
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