''City of Richmond v. United States'', 422 U.S. 358 (1975), was a case that upheld
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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annexation
Annexation (Latin ''ad'', to, and ''nexus'', joining), in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act ...
of land from surrounding counties.
See also
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 422
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Shaw v. Reno''
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Miller v. Johnson
''Miller v. Johnson'', 515 U.S. 900 (1995), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning "affirmative gerrymandering/racial gerrymandering", where racial minority-majority electoral districts are created during redistricting to increase minori ...
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Further reading
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External links
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United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court
1975 in United States case law
Legal history of Virginia
History of Richmond, Virginia
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