An annexation reducing the relative political strength of the minority race in the enlarged city as compared with what it was before the annexation does not violate 5 of the Act as long as the postannexation system fairly recognizes, as it does in this case; the minority's political potential.
Daly, Mary C. (1991). "Rebuilding the City of Richmond: Congress's Power to Authorize the States to Implement Race-Conscious Affirmative Action Plans". Boston College Law Review. 33 (5): 903. ISSN 0161-6587.
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city, richmond, united, states, 1975, case, that, upheld, richmond, virginia, annexation, land, from, surrounding, counties, supreme, court, united, statesargued, april, 1975decided, june, 1975full, case, namecity, richmond, virginia, united, statescitations42. City of Richmond v United States 422 U S 358 1975 was a case that upheld Richmond Virginia s annexation of land from surrounding counties City of Richmond v United StatesSupreme Court of the United StatesArgued April 23 1975Decided June 24 1975Full case nameCity of Richmond Virginia v United StatesCitations422 U S 358 more 95 S Ct 2296 45 L Ed 2d 245Case historyPrior376 F Supp 1344 D D C 1974 HoldingAn annexation reducing the relative political strength of the minority race in the enlarged city as compared with what it was before the annexation does not violate 5 of the Act as long as the postannexation system fairly recognizes as it does in this case the minority s political potential Court membershipChief Justice Warren E Burger Associate Justices William O Douglas William J Brennan Jr Potter Stewart Byron WhiteThurgood Marshall Harry BlackmunLewis F Powell Jr William RehnquistCase opinionsMajorityWhite joined by Burger Stewart Blackmun RehnquistDissentBrennan joined by Douglas MarshallPowell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case See also editList of United States Supreme Court cases volume 422 Shaw v Reno Miller v JohnsonFurther reading editDaly Mary C 1991 Rebuilding the City of Richmond Congress s Power to Authorize the States to Implement Race Conscious Affirmative Action Plans Boston College Law Review 33 5 903 ISSN 0161 6587 External links editText of City of Richmond v United States 422 U S 358 1975 is available from CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez oral argument audio nbsp This article related to the Supreme Court of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City of Richmond v United States amp oldid 1175140326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
