Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

City Council of Chicago v. Ketchum

City Council of Chi. v. Ketchum, 471 U.S. 1135 (1985)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1985-06-03
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • minority population should be 65 percent of the total population in a district in order for the minority group to have the ability to elect candidates of its choice
  • it was an abuse of discretion for the district court to fail to use a 65% super majority in fashioning a remedy because it failed to give the minority group a realistic opportunity to elect a representative of its choice

Citator

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.