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September 9, 1994

Rehnquist Court and Voting Rights

Panelists talked about the Supreme Court’s stance on voting rights, specifically gerrymandering of districts to increase minority representa… read more

Panelists talked about the Supreme Court’s stance on voting rights, specifically gerrymandering of districts to increase minority representation. This panel focused on the following: the major cases involved in this issue, the impact that Justices Ginsburg and Breyer could have on the Supreme Court opinions on this matter and if the recent decisions disapproving of district gerrymandering signal a new direction or an older tradition with the Supreme Court. close

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Kathryn Butler Professor University of South Carolina->School of Law
Samuel Issacharoff Professor University of Texas->School of Law

David Kairys Professor Temple University->Law School
Pamela S. Karlan Professor Harvard Law School
Richard H. Pildes Professor University of Michigan->Law School
Jamie Raskin Professor American University Washington College of Law
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Adjunct Professor Georgetown University Law Center
Brenda Wright Director Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law->Voting Rights Project

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American University Washington College of Law

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Program ID:: 60093-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 10, 1994 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Sep 12, 1994 | 6:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Sep 10, 1994 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Sep 11, 1994 | 12:40pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 12, 1994 | 2:13am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Sep 12, 1994 | 6:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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