North Carolina v. Covington

138 S. Ct. 2548 · Decided June 28, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

North Carolina v. Covington was decided on June 28, 2018 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part and reversed or vacated it in part. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Reapportionment (other than Voting Rights Act plans)” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1364

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North Carolina v. Covington

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-077, docket 2017-077-01.

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