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Racially Polarized Voting, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Kevin M. Quinn, Marisa J. Abrajano
Racially Polarized Voting, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Kevin M. Quinn, Marisa J. Abrajano
University of Chicago Law Review
Whether voting is racially polarized has for the last generation been the linchpin question in vote dilution cases under the core, nationally applicable provision of the Voting Rights Act. The polarization test is supposed to be clear-cut (“manageable”), diagnostic of liability, and free of strong racial assumptions. Using evidence from a random sample of vote dilution cases, we argue that these objectives have not been realized in practice and, further, that they cannot be realized under current conditions. The roots of the problem are twofold: (1) the widely shared belief that polarization determinations should be grounded on votes cast in …
Res Judicata, State Adjudications, And The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Zachary R. Clark
Res Judicata, State Adjudications, And The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Zachary R. Clark
University of Chicago Law Review
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