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BRISCOE v. BELL

No. 76-60.

432 U.S. 404 (1977)

97 S.Ct. 2428

53 L.Ed.2d 439

BRISCOE, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. BELL, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Kendall, First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were John L. Hill, Attorney General, Thomas W. Choate, Special Assistant Attorney General, and Lonny F. Zwiener, Assistant Attorney General.

Howard E. Shapiro argued the cause for respondents. On the brief were Acting Solicitor General Friedman, Assistant Attorney General Days, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Allan A. Ryan, Jr., Brian K. Landsberg, and Cynthia L. Attwood.*

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

At issue in this case is the construction of § 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U. S. C. § 1973b (1970 ed. and Supp. V). "The Voting Rights Act was designed by Congress to banish the blight of racial discrimination in voting." South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301, 308 (1966). While the Act has had a dramatic effect in increasing the participation...

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