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Radogno v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 1, 2012
568 U.S. 801 (2012)

Summary

concluding no § 2 liability where Gingles ’ third precondition not satisfied in spite of Plaintiffs’ efforts to "circumvent the actual election results * * * and to premise their claim instead on" experts’ projections that "white candidates, as a group, would have won the elections"

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Opinion

No. 11–1127.

10-01-2012

Christine RADOGNO, in Her Official Capacity as Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate, et al., appellants, v. ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al.


On appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Radogno v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 1, 2012
568 U.S. 801 (2012)

concluding no § 2 liability where Gingles ’ third precondition not satisfied in spite of Plaintiffs’ efforts to "circumvent the actual election results * * * and to premise their claim instead on" experts’ projections that "white candidates, as a group, would have won the elections"

Summary of this case from McConchie v. Scholz
Case details for

Radogno v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections

Case Details

Full title:Christine RADOGNO, in Her Official Capacity as Minority Leader of the…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 1, 2012

Citations

568 U.S. 801 (2012)
133 S. Ct. 103
184 L. Ed. 2d 1
81 U.S.L.W. 3028

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