Gomillion v. Lightfoot
United States Supreme Court
364 U.S. 339 (1960)
Relevant factsFree
Alabama redrew Tuskegee's city boundaries in a way that removed virtually all Black voters from within the city limits; the NAACP (plaintiff) sued to challenge the law, and Alabama (defendant) argued the political-question doctrine barred judicial review of what it characterized as an ordinary municipal boundary decision. The district court dismissed the complaint on that ground.
IssueFree
Whether the political-question doctrine bars a court's ability to hear a voting-rights case.