U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Apr. 21, 2016
Attacks on minority voting will continue
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision sustaining the use of total population as the basis for apportionment of legislative districts brought a sigh of relief to those concerned about minority voting rights. That sigh of relief may be premature.
Charles S. Doskow
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law
University of La Verne College of Law
Email: dosklaw@aol.com
Harvard Law School
Charles is a past president of the Inland Empire Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and in 2012 was awarded the chapter's Erwin Chemerinsky Defender of the Constitution award.
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent unanimous decision sustaining the use of total population, rather than eligible voter count, as the basis for apportionment of state legislative districts brought a sigh of relief to those concerned about further incursions into minority voting rights. The unanimity of the court was seen as strong protection of the principle and the consistent practice of one person one vote apportionment based on the entire relevant population. That sigh of relief may be pr...
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