Authorities in Florida have recently been accused of this maneuver, which was the subject of the 1964 Supreme Court case Gomillion v. Lightfoot.
Authorities in Florida have recently been accused of this maneuver, which was the subject of the 1964 Supreme Court case Gomillion v. Lightfoot. This term was coined by Benjamin Russell of the Boston Centinel after seeing Gilbert Stuart's drawing of Essex County, and this practice is sometimes defended as the only means for gaining representation for minority groups. This shady practice is named for a 19th-century governor of Massachusetts. For 10 points, give the popular name for legislative redistricting for political benefit.
Authorities in Florida have recently been accused of this maneuver, which was the subject of the 1964 Supreme Court case Gomillion v. Lightfoot.
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