32 Cited authorities

Hunt v. Cromartie
526 U.S. 541 (1999) Cited 2,879 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the court must resolve all reasonable inferences and doubts in the nonmoving party's favor and construe all evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party
Johnson v. De Grandy
512 U.S. 997 (1994) Cited 1,659 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that because the United States was not a party to the state court action, Rooker - Feldman was not a bar to its federal claims
Baker v. Carr
369 U.S. 186 (1962) Cited 5,229 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"
Easley v. Cromartie
532 U.S. 234 (2001) Cited 815 times
Holding that clear error requires a reviewing court be "left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed"
New York v. United States
505 U.S. 144 (1992) Cited 991 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that the federal government could not commandeer States to enact or enforce a federal regulatory scheme
Thornburg v. Gingles
478 U.S. 30 (1986) Cited 947 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that appellate courts can correct errors, "including those that may infect a so-called mixed finding of law and fact, or a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"
Miller v. Johnson
515 U.S. 900 (1995) Cited 484 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that racial considerations are subject to strict scrutiny when they subordinate "traditional race-neutral districting principles"
Vieth v. Jubelirer
541 U.S. 267 (2004) Cited 343 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding political gerrymandering claims nonjusticiable based on the lack of workable standards
League v. Perry
548 U.S. 399 (2006) Cited 273 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that political gerrymandering is unconstitutional
Growe v. Emison
507 U.S. 25 (1993) Cited 377 times
Holding that although Gingles involved multimember districts, the Gingles threshold requirements should be applied in § 2 vote-dilution challenges to single-member districts
Section 1973 - Transferred
42 U.S.C. § 1973 Cited 1,593 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that no change in voting takes effect until precleared
Section 9-103 - Sentencing to the jurisdiction of the Division
Md. Code, Corr. Servs. § 9-103 Cited 2 times
Providing that a judge "shall sentence" an individual to the Division of Correction for an offense "for which a law requires the imprisonment be served at a specific State correctional facility."

Fletcher et al v. Lamone et al

32 Cited authorities

Holding that the court must resolve all reasonable inferences and doubts in the nonmoving party's favor and construe all evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party

Holding that because the United States was not a party to the state court action, Rooker - Feldman was not a bar to its federal claims

Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"

Holding that clear error requires a reviewing court be "left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed"

Holding that the federal government could not commandeer States to enact or enforce a federal regulatory scheme

Holding that appellate courts can correct errors, "including those that may infect a so-called mixed finding of law and fact, or a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"

Holding that racial considerations are subject to strict scrutiny when they subordinate "traditional race-neutral districting principles"

Holding political gerrymandering claims nonjusticiable based on the lack of workable standards

Holding that political gerrymandering is unconstitutional

Holding that although Gingles involved multimember districts, the Gingles threshold requirements should be applied in § 2 vote-dilution challenges to single-member districts

Holding that no change in voting takes effect until precleared

Providing that a judge "shall sentence" an individual to the Division of Correction for an offense "for which a law requires the imprisonment be served at a specific State correctional facility."