Rogers v. Lodge
1982 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rogers v. Lodge, 458 U.S. 613 (1982), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that an at-large election system for a large rural county with a large black population violated the Equal Protection Clause.[1]
Quick Facts Rogers v. Lodge, Argued February 23, 1982 Decided July 1, 1982 ...
Rogers v. Lodge | |
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Argued February 23, 1982 Decided July 1, 1982 | |
Full case name | Rogers, et al. v. Lodge, et al. |
Citations | 458 U.S. 613 (more) 102 S. Ct. 3272; 73 L. Ed. 2d 1012; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 155; 50 U.S.L.W. 5041 |
Holding | |
The Court of Appeals did not err in concluding that the District Court applied the proper legal standard where it appears that the District Court demonstrated its understanding of the controlling standard by observing that a determination of discriminatory intent was "a requisite to a finding of unconstitutional vote dilution" under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Burger, Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, O'Connor |
Dissent | Powell, joined by Rehnquist |
Dissent | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. XIV, XV |
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