Papers, 1963-1993 (bulk 1981-1985).

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Papers, 1963-1993 (bulk 1981-1985).

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Papers of a Charlotte attorney relating to her successful representation of the plantiff in Gingles v. Edmisten, in which the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state of North Carolina illegally weakened the voting power of African-Americans in state house elections in Mecklenburg and five other legislative districts. Includes pleadings, briefs, transcripts of court proceedings, depositions and affidavits of witnesses, exhibits, research material and notes, maps, correspondence, statistics, and files on related cases.

9 linear feet (16,200 items)

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7595288

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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United States. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...

Gingles, Ralph C.

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Winner, Leslie J.

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United States. District Court (North Carolina : Eastern District)

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Edmisten, Rufus, 1941-

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Rufus Leigh Edmisten was a North Carolina attorney general, Democratic candidate for governor, and secretary of state. Born 12 July 1941 in Boone, N.C., Edmisten began his political career early by serving as student body president at Appalachian High School in 1959, the same year he graduated. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a B.A. in political science and religious studies in 1963. Edmisten next attended the George Wash...

North Carolina. General Assembly

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