Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
April 21, 1960
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| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
The court ruled that federal courts can intervene in state redistricting.
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 26, 1962 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
gptkb:1957
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
Subsequent cases on legislative apportionment.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
355 U. S. 1
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced the Voting Rights Act.
Significant impact on electoral districting. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:14th_Amendment
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
355 U. S. 1 (1957)
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
United States federal jurisdiction.
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
Political question doctrine.
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ Legislative apportionment is a justiciable issue.”
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Reapportionment of state legislatures.
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent redistricting cases
Baker v. Carr established judicial standards for redistricting. |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Voting_rights
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| gptkbp:significance |
Established the principle of one person, one vote.
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