Cooper v. Harris
| Cooper v. Harris | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 5, 2016 Decided May 22, 2017 | |
| Full case name | Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina, et al., appellants vs. David Harris, et al. |
| Docket no. | 15-1262 |
| Citations | 581 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 2512; 197 L. Ed. 2d 837 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Harris v. McCrory, 159 F. Supp. 3d 600 (M.D.N.C. 2016); probable jurisdiction noted, 136 S. Ct. 2512 (2016). |
| Holding | |
| North Carolina relied too heavily on race in redrawing two Congressional districts after the 2010 Census (M.D.N.C. affirmed) | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kagan, joined by Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
| Concurrence | Thomas |
| Concur/dissent | Alito, joined by Roberts, Kennedy |
| Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV Voting Rights Act of 1965 | |
Cooper v. Harris, 581 U.S. ___ (2017), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court ruled 5–3 that the North Carolina General Assembly used race too heavily in re-drawing two Congressional districts following the 2010 Census.