Problem

Did the North Carolina residents’ claim that the 1990 redistricting plan discriminated on the basis of race raise a valid constitutional issue under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause?

Does racial gerrymandering violate the Equal Protection Clause, as listed in the 14th Amendment?

Evidence

• North Carolina (NC) didn’t have a black representative for a long time
• They gerrymandering the district to include a lot of black people
• The argument was that it either
  • A: Isolated black people, violating the Equal Protection Clause
  • B: Support black people by nearly forcing them to get a seat

Ruling

They rule that racial gerrymandering IS NOT constitutional

Precedent

• While the constitution should be good for all, gerrymandering in any form is not okay
• NO RACIAL GERRYMANDERING
• “Color Blind” Doctrine