United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh v. Carey
United States Supreme Court
430 U.S. 144 (1977)
- Written by Philip Glass, JD
Facts
Approximately 30,000 Hasidic Jews called Bedford-Stuyvesant home. This cohesive religious minority inhabited one assembly and one senate district in 1972. The senate district was 37 percent racial minority. By contrast, the assembly district was 61 percent racial minority. The Hasidic population belonged to the racial majority. In 1974, New York sought to enhance the voting efficacy of Kings County's racial-minority population. This resulted in a redistricting plan that considered racial factors. The racial majority comprised 65 percent of Kings County's population in 1974. The racial majority constituted a majority in 70 of the reapportioned districts. The plan did not increase the total of majority-minority districts. Bedford-Stuyvesant's Hasidic community underwent division between two senate and two assembly districts. In one of these assembly districts, the majority-minority population increased to 65 percent. The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh (plaintiff) alleged that this diluted their votes.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (White, J.)
Concurrence (Brennan, J.)
Dissent (Burger, C.J.)
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