City of Rome v. United States
| City of Rome v. United States | |
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| Argued October 10, 1979 Decided April 22, 1980 | |
| Full case name | City of Rome v. United States |
| Citations | 446 U.S. 156 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 450 F. Supp. 378 (D.D.C. 1978), 472 F. Supp. 221 (D.D.C. 1979) |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Blackmun |
| Concurrence | Stevens |
| Dissent | Powell |
| Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by Stewart |
City of Rome v. United States, 446 U.S. 156 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the majority upheld Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 against a challenge to its constitutionality. Justice Thurgood Marshall authored the majority opinion, which held that Section 5 "does not exceed Congress' power to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment" and "does not violate principles of federalism". The Court's decision also rejected a request by Rome, Georgia to "bail out" of coverage under the Voting Rights Act, asserting that such a request would have to be made by the entire state of Georgia, rather than by an individual city.[1]
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[edit]- Text of City of Rome v. United States is available from: Cornell Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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