Benisek v. Lamone

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:argued_on March 28, 2018
gptkbp:case_analysis analyzed by legal scholars
important for electoral law
affects future redistricting efforts
gptkbp:case_number appealed from lower court
available in legal databases
17-333
involved partisan interests
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:majority_opinion
affirmed lower court's decision
resolved
upheld lower court ruling
state redistricting laws
Supreme Court ruling on gerrymandering
addressed gerrymandering
gptkbp:case_significance national implications
gptkbp:case_types constitutional law
focused on electoral fairness
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Anthony Lamone
Larry Benisek
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 18, 2018
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Elena_Kagan
dissenting opinion
gptkbp:docket_number 17-333
gptkbp:election 5-4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benisek v. Lamone
gptkbp:impact gptkb:political_representation
gptkbp:is_debated_in voter dilution
gptkbp:issues partisan gerrymandering
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court review
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:legal_context redistricting disputes
gptkbp:legal_framework constitutional framework
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
gerrymandering
challenged redistricting map
gptkbp:legal_outcome remanded to lower court
Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering
gptkbp:legal_principle equal protection clause
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:precedent influence on future cases
future gerrymandering cases
gerrymandering cases
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_John_Roberts
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Gill_v._Whitford
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
gptkbp:significance election fairness
impact on redistricting
gptkbp:state gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:year gptkb:2018
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4