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With the Supreme Court decision in Easley v. Cromartie, the 1990s round of redistricting litigation came to an end just in time for the new decade's round to commence. Looking back upon the Court decisions from the 1990s as well as the extensive scholarly commentary on them, anyone new to the field of voting rights in the United States might wonder how the Voting Rights Act, which was a straightforward attempt to remedy indisputably unjust political practices, could have given rise to the I-85 district in North Carolina.

Discusses the role of judicial review via two Canadian Supreme Court cases that focus on homosexual rights, Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia & Vriend v. Alberta. The political philosophies of the Canadian Court are considered to conflict with the liberal concept of limited government based on Tocqueville, Madison, &, in particular, John Hart Ely. Instead, the court's post-liberal vision provides for the judiciary to act on behalf of interests that disagree with governmental actions & inactions. The philosophies of Ely & the logic of the court in the Andrews & Vriend decisions are analyzed. The Canadian Supreme Court is deemed an activist court with a blatant political agenda. L. Collins Leigh

Focuses on the legal notion of the franchise as it relates to the US Supreme Court's decision in the case of Bush v. Gore. Much of the criticism directed at the 2000 election related to the belief that the voting rights of some groups were being devalued or disenfranchised. The article outlines the conflict between two different visions of the franchise & shows how critics of the Supreme Court's decision to end the recount process in FL believe that many citizens were disenfranchised. The article discusses the equality principle & how what constitutes a valid ballot is a difficult issue. Because vote-counting technology & hand counting by humans are error-prone, it is argued that the concept of a franchise, which requires knowing the intention of voters, is impractical. It is concluded that the US courts have yet to define clearly the franchise & that the Bush v. Gore decision compounded this lack of clarity. 21 References. J. Moses