Reconstructing Racially Polarized Voting

Travis Crum

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    Abstract

    Racially polarized voting makes minorities more vulnerable to discriminatory changes in election laws and therefore implicates nearly every voting rights doctrine. In Thornburg v. Gingles, the Supreme Court held that racially polarized voting is a necessary—but not a sufficient—condition for a vote dilution claim under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The Court, however, has recently questioned the propriety of recognizing the existence of racially polarized voting. This colorblind approach threatens not only the Gingles factors but also Section 2’s constitutionality.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)252-331
    Number of pages80
    JournalDuke Law Journal
    Volume70
    Issue number2
    StatePublished - 2020

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