Dissent
Wilson J., alone, dissented, claiming that the Act violated section 2(a) and could not be saved under section 1. Like LaForest, she agrees with Dickson's reasoning on the first two issues, however, she does not agree with the analysis of section 1.
Wilson focuses on the proportionality of the law. She found that the accommodations were insufficient. They were too selective, excluding important segments of the population, and created arbitrary classes of people.
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