Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al.
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Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. is the landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that established federal courts’ authority to hear legislative redistricting challenges under the Equal Protection Clause, paving the way for the “one person, one vote” principle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5721619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. Context triple: [Baker v. Carr, fullCaseName, Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al.]
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Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al.
State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. is the criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of Knoxville couple Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
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C.
State of Tennessee v. Letalvis Cobbins
State of Tennessee v. Letalvis Cobbins is a criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville, Tennessee, which led to multiple high-profile prosecutions.
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D.
State of Tennessee v. George Thomas
State of Tennessee v. George Thomas is a criminal case arising from the highly publicized 2007 torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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E.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal regulation of coal production as an unconstitutional overreach of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. Target entity description: Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. is the landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that established federal courts’ authority to hear legislative redistricting challenges under the Equal Protection Clause, paving the way for the “one person, one vote” principle.
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A.
Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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B.
State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al.
State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. is the criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of Knoxville couple Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
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C.
State of Tennessee v. Letalvis Cobbins
State of Tennessee v. Letalvis Cobbins is a criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville, Tennessee, which led to multiple high-profile prosecutions.
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D.
State of Tennessee v. George Thomas
State of Tennessee v. George Thomas is a criminal case arising from the highly publicized 2007 torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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E.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal regulation of coal production as an unconstitutional overreach of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ |
| category |
Landmark United States Supreme Court case
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United States equal protection case ⓘ United States legislative redistricting case ⓘ |
| citation | 369 U.S. 186 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved | Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decidingCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1962-03-26 ⓘ |
| defendant | Joe C. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Charles E. Whittaker
NERFINISHED
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Felix Frankfurter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingVote | 2 ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| established | federal court jurisdiction over equal protection challenges to state legislative apportionment ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
claims of malapportionment in state legislative districts under the Equal Protection Clause are justiciable in federal court
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federal courts have authority to hear constitutional challenges to state legislative apportionment schemes ⓘ |
| impact |
paved the way for judicial enforcement of the one person, one vote standard in legislative apportionment
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triggered widespread redistricting of state legislatures in the United States ⓘ |
| joinedMajorityJustice |
Earl Warren
NERFINISHED
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Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Harlan II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom C. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
justiciability
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legislative apportionment ⓘ political question doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limited | scope of the political question doctrine in apportionment cases ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityVote | 6 ⓘ |
| originatingState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Charles W. Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Secretary of State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
Reynolds v. Sims
NERFINISHED
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Wesberry v. Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ one person, one vote principle ⓘ |
| shortName | Baker v. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
malapportionment of state legislative districts
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state legislative redistricting ⓘ |
| term | 1961 Term ⓘ |
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Subject: Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. Description of subject: Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. is the landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that established federal courts’ authority to hear legislative redistricting challenges under the Equal Protection Clause, paving the way for the “one person, one vote” principle.
Referenced by (1)
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Baker v. Carr
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fullCaseName
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Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al.
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