Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
No. 6
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Affirmed lower court's decision
Required states to redraw district lines Influenced judicial approaches to electoral fairness Reinforced constitutional principles of representation |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law
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| gptkbp:context |
Tennessee's_legislative_districts
|
| gptkbp:court |
5-4 ruling
Set precedent for future cases |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 26, 1962 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
gptkb:Charles_E._Whittaker
|
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
State redistricting processes
|
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
Affected_political_representation_in_the_U.S.
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Marked a turning point in electoral law.
Brought_to_court_by_citizens_of_Tennessee |
| gptkbp:homeGround |
Brought by residents of urban areas
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Baker v. Carr
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced_the_Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
|
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Joe_Baker
Tennessee_state_officials |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II Majority opinion emphasized fairness in representation Expanded the role of federal courts in state matters Legislative apportionment Strengthened federal oversight of state elections |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Redistricting
Equal protection clause Voting representation 369 U.S. 186 Reaffirmed the importance of equal representation |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Judicial review of state legislative apportionment
Involved allegations of malapportionment Judgment favored equitable representation Landmark decision in electoral law Examined the validity of state legislative districts Argued that rural areas had disproportionate representation Court_ruled_in_favor_of_Baker |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_ruled_that_redistricting_issues_are_justiciable
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
Judicial intervention in state apportionment
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent redistricting cases
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Reynolds_v._Sims
Political question doctrine Influenced state legislative redistricting |
| gptkbp:significance |
Established the principle of 'one person, one vote'
|
| gptkbp:team |
Established a framework for evaluating redistricting cases
Pivotal in the evolution of voting rights Resulted in more equitable electoral districts Significant impact on state legislative elections Set a legal standard for future redistricting disputes |