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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legal_case
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ernst_&_Ernst_v._Hochfelder
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gptkbp:case_types
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gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
Civil rights case
Addressed malapportionment in state legislatures
No. 1, 1970 Term
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:decided_by
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gptkb:legal_case
March 26, 1976
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Karcher_v._Daggett
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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December 21, 1975
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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425 U. S. 185
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gptkbp:impact
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Redistricting
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Reynolds_v._Sims
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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gptkb:425_U._S._185
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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Appellants and Appellees
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gptkbp:judicial_review
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Judicial review of state legislative districts
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:United_States_federal_court_system
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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gptkb:legislation
Legislative apportionment
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gptkbp:legal_representation
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Attorneys for appellants
Attorneys for appellees
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gptkbp:outcome
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Affirmed lower court ruling
Reaffirmed the principle of equal representation
Analyzed the fairness of electoral districts
Influenced future redistricting efforts
Strengthened the role of federal courts in state elections
Constitutional validity of state legislative districts
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Wesberry_v._Sanders
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gptkbp:precedent
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Subsequent redistricting cases
Set a precedent for federal intervention in state apportionment.
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gptkbp:public_perception
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gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
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gptkbp:related_to
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Equal Protection Clause
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gptkbp:significance
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One person, one vote principle
Landmark case in electoral law
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1976
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