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Legal Citation: 462 U.S 725 (1983)

Appellant
Alan Karcher, Speaker, New Jersey Assembly

Appellees
Daggett, et al.

Appellant's Claim
Gerrymandering by the controlling Democratic Party of the New Jersey legislature did not violate the U.S. Constitution because it relied on "good faith" criteria for legislative redistricting and protected minority voting rights.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Kenneth J. Guido, Jr.

Chief Lawyer for Appellees
Bernard Hellring

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Paul Stevens

Justices Dissenting
Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C

Date of Decision
22 June 1983