Annexation and Municipal Voting Rights

Authors

Brett W. Berri, Washington University School of Law

Publication Title

Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law

Abstract

Parts I-III of this Article outline the evolution of federal review of municipal boundary changes under the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act, culminating in the Supreme Court's recent decision in City of Pleasant Grove v. United States. Part IV examines the effect of Pleasant Grove and the utility of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act as a tool to combat discriminatory practices.

Recommended Citation

Brett W. Berri, Annexation and Municipal Voting Rights, 35 Wash. U. J. Urb. & Contemp. L. 237 (1989)
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_urbanlaw/vol35/iss1/12