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Georgia v. Ashcroft, the Voting Rights Act and Narratives of Change and Continuity in the American South

Georgia v. Ashcroft, the Voting Rights Act and Narratives of Change and Continuity in the... <p>In 2003 the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Georgia v. Ashcroft, a case involving the redistricting of Georgia&apos;s state Senate under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. This paper traces the course of the Georgia litigation from the legislature through the Supreme Court, examining its impact on the future of retrogression analysis under Section 5 and its impact on the future of the section itself. In addition, it looks at the opinion by Justice Sandra Day O&apos;Connor in the context of competing claims regarding the progress, or lack of progress, in the racial politics of the South, claims which arose again and again in the course of the litigation. The author concludes that O&apos;Connor&apos;s re-working of the Section 5 standards was an attempt, whether successful or not, to overcome an inherent paradox of minority voting rights in the contemporary South.</p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southeastern Geographer University of North Carolina Press

Georgia v. Ashcroft, the Voting Rights Act and Narratives of Change and Continuity in the American South

Southeastern Geographer , Volume 47 (1) – May 14, 2007

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University of North Carolina Press
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers.
ISSN
1549-6929

Abstract

<p>In 2003 the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Georgia v. Ashcroft, a case involving the redistricting of Georgia&apos;s state Senate under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. This paper traces the course of the Georgia litigation from the legislature through the Supreme Court, examining its impact on the future of retrogression analysis under Section 5 and its impact on the future of the section itself. In addition, it looks at the opinion by Justice Sandra Day O&apos;Connor in the context of competing claims regarding the progress, or lack of progress, in the racial politics of the South, claims which arose again and again in the course of the litigation. The author concludes that O&apos;Connor&apos;s re-working of the Section 5 standards was an attempt, whether successful or not, to overcome an inherent paradox of minority voting rights in the contemporary South.</p>

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Southeastern GeographerUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: May 14, 2007

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