Gill v. Whitford

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Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome No definitive ruling on gerrymandering
No clear standard established
Remanded for further proceedings
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
16-1161
gptkbp:consequences Future redistricting efforts
gptkbp:court Democratic voters
Standing to sue
Split decision
Partisan gerrymandering
Wisconsin_state_officials
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 18, 2018
gptkbp:filedIn October 3, 2017
gptkbp:firstClaim State-level redistricting reforms
gptkbp:historical_analysis Impact on electoral fairness
gptkbp:historicalEvent Filed in 2015
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gill v. Whitford
gptkbp:impact Redistricting cases
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
Constitutionality of district maps
gptkbp:legalStatus Constitutional law
Gerrymandering
Remanded to lower court
Unconstitutional dilution of votes
Impact_on_future_Supreme_Court_decisions
Political_climate_in_Wisconsin
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
gptkbp:notableFeature Influence on future cases
Implications for democracy
gptkbp:outcome Court_ruled_on_standing
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Scott_Whitford
gptkb:William_Gill
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Vieth_v._Jubelirer
Judicial standards for gerrymandering
gptkbp:publicAccess Debate on gerrymandering
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
Voting rights
Constitutional interpretation
Judicial review
Electoral integrity
Political equality
Judicial activism
Voter disenfranchisement
Equal protection clause
Judicial restraint
Political question doctrine
First_Amendment_rights
Justiciability
gptkbp:relatedTo Wisconsin_legislative_map
gptkbp:significance Political representation