Cooper v. Harris

Cooper v. Harris
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 5, 2016
Decided May 22, 2017
Full case nameRoy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina, et al., appellants vs. David Harris, et al.
Docket no.15-1262
Citations581 U.S. ___ (more)
136 S. Ct. 2512; 197 L. Ed. 2d 837
Case history
PriorHarris v. McCrory, 159 F. Supp. 3d 600 (M.D.N.C. 2016); probable jurisdiction noted, 136 S. Ct. 2512 (2016).
Holding
North Carolina relied too heavily on race in redrawing two Congressional districts after the 2010 Census (M.D.N.C. affirmed)
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Case opinions
MajorityKagan, joined by Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
ConcurrenceThomas
Concur/dissentAlito, joined by Roberts, Kennedy
Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV
Voting Rights Act of 1965

Cooper v. Harris, 581 U.S. ___ (2017), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court ruled 5–3 that the North Carolina General Assembly used race too heavily in re-drawing two Congressional districts following the 2010 Census.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cooper v. Harris, No. 15-1262, 581 U.S. ___ (2017).
  2. ^ Liptak, Adam (May 22, 2017). "Supreme Court Strikes Down 2 North Carolina Congressional Districts". The New York Times.