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Congressional Redistricting:
Abrams v. Johnson
United States v. Johnson
(consolidated)

Argued: Dec. 9, 1996	Decided: June 19, 1997
Vote: 5 to 4

At Issue: Whether the District Court, in redrawing the Georgia congressional districts, disregarded the state's legislative policies and diluted black voting strength, violating Sections 2 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Also, whether the court should have allowed private intervention to defend the 2nd District's constitutionality.

Decision: The Court ruled to uphold a Georgia redistricting map with only one majority-black voting district, reaffirming the court's pattern of denouncing the use of race in the creation of voting rights districts.

• Read the full text of the Abrams v. Johnson decision at the FindLaw Internet Legal Resources Web site.

Background from The Post • Race and Redistricting (editorial) (June 23, 1997)
• New Georgia Voting Map Upheld by Supreme Court (June 20, 1997)
• Ruling May Lead Some Black Politicians to Reassess Campaign Strategy (June 20, 1997)
• Justices Revisit Issue of Minority Voting Districts (Dec. 10, 1996)

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