Wittman v. Personhuballah

Wittman v. Personhuballah, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the appellants lacked standing under Article III of the United States Constitution to pursue their appeal.[1] The case dealt with redistricting by the Virginia Legislature of Virginia's 3rd congressional district and allegations of gerrymandering based upon race.[1] The appeal was brought by Congressmen David Brat, Randy Forbes, and Rob Wittman.[1]

Wittman v. Personhuballah
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 21, 2016 Decided May 23, 2016
Full case name	Robert J. Wittman, et al., Appellants v. Gloria Personhuballah, et al.
Docket no.	14–1504
Citations	578 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 1732; 195 L. Ed. 2d 37
Opinion announcement	Opinion announcement
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan
Case opinion
Majority	Breyer, joined by unanimous

References

1. Wittman v. Personhuballah, No. 14-1504, 578 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 1732, 1733 (2016).

External links

• Text of Wittman v. Personhuballah, 578 U.S. ___ (2016) is available from:  Justia  Oyez (oral argument audio)  Supreme Court (slip opinion)