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Full name: Bethune-Hill et al. v. Virginia State Board of Elections et al.
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn G. RobertsSonia SotomayorClarence Thomas Note: Court justices do not represent any political party. The color of each judge's name represents the political party of the president who appointed the judge.
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Race cannot be the primary factor for voting districts
In requiring Virginia to redraw its state voting districts, the court clarified the standard for determining whether race played an illegal role in the laying out of a district.
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For more analysis of the decision, read the Oyez report.