From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
Taylor v. McKeithen
United States Supreme Court
407 U.S. 191 (1972)
- Written by Heather Whittemore, JD
Facts
Louisiana (defendant) allegedly violated § 5 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of minority voters in its reapportionment of its electoral districts. The federal district court appointed a special master to prepare a valid reapportionment plan. The special master presented a plan to the district court after conducting four days of hearings, and the district court adopted the plan. The court of appeals, without explaining its decision, reversed the district court and adopted an alternative plan proposed by the United States attorney general.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
Dissent (Rehnquist, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 824,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 989 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
