Benisek v. Lamone

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 588 U.S. ___ (2019)
gptkbp:date June 27, 2019
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Linda_H._Lamone
gptkbp:docketNumber 18-726
gptkbp:fullName Benisek et al. v. Lamone, Secretary of State of Maryland, et al.
gptkbp:heldBy Partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benisek v. Lamone
gptkbp:involvedState gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Brett_Kavanaugh
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Neil_Gorsuch
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
Elena Kagan (dissent)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (dissent)
Sonia Sotomayor (dissent)
Stephen Breyer (dissent)
gptkbp:numberOfIssues Whether partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable by federal courts.
gptkbp:opinionBy gptkb:John_Roberts
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:O._John_Benisek
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
gptkbp:result Case dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Article_I_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:First_Amendment
gerrymandering
redistricting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Linda_H._Lamone,_et_al._v._O._John_Benisek,_et_al.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8