Communities of Interest, Social Justice, and Congressional Redistricting: The Case of Louisiana's Fourth District in the 1990s

Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The writers discuss the social demographic research, conducted in 1995 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, on the fourth congressional district of Louisiana. They outline the use of the resulting research report by the U.S. in...

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Authors: Tolbert, Charles M. (Author) ; Deseran, Forrest A. (Author) ; Blanchard, Troy C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: Social justice
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 91-107
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Actions & defenses (Law)
Trials (Law)
Lawyers
Research
Social Justice
Social Interaction
Election districts
Minorities
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Summary:Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The writers discuss the social demographic research, conducted in 1995 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, on the fourth congressional district of Louisiana. They outline the use of the resulting research report by the U.S. in the ongoing Hays v. Louisiana litigation relating to the fourth district.