Evenwel v. Abbott

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gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseTypes 14-940
gptkbp:citedBy 578 U.S. 54
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 4, 2016
gptkbp:filedIn December 8, 2015
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evenwel v. Abbott
gptkbp:impact Influences future redistricting cases
gptkbp:involves Texas_Senate_Districts
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
Constitutional interpretation of representation
gptkbp:legalStatus One person, one vote principle
Clarified standards for legislative representation
gptkbp:outcome Court upheld the use of total population for legislative districting
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Appellants:_Sue_Evenwel,_et_al.
Respondents:_Abbott,_et_al.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:precedent Total population counts are valid for districting purposes
gptkbp:relatedTo Redistricting