Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_number |
16-1161
Originated in the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
Majority opinion focused on standing Remanded to lower court Implications for future redistricting efforts Influenced public discourse on gerrymandering Unanimous decision on standing Standing must be established for gerrymandering claims |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Highlighted issues of voter representation
|
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
Civil rights case |
| gptkbp:court |
Democratic voters in Wisconsin
Wisconsin state officials |
| gptkbp:date |
October 3, 2017
|
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 18, 2018 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
Dissent argued for consideration of merits |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
16-1161
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 18, 2018
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gill v. Whitford
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Judicial review of state legislative actions
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
|
| gptkbp:legal_context |
Political question doctrine
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
No decision on the constitutionality of the map
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Gerrymandering
Challenge to state legislative district maps Partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
No ruling on merits of gerrymandering claim
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Justiciability
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Lawyers from the Campaign Legal Center |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Wisconsin_Act_43
Equal Protection Clause First Amendment rights |
| gptkbp:material |
Involved allegations of partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin.
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Case dismissed for lack of standing
|
| gptkbp:political_impact |
Influence on future gerrymandering cases
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Vieth_v._Jubelirer |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:William_Gill
Scott Whitford |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Whitford_v._Gill
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Impact on redistricting cases
Set precedent for standing in gerrymandering cases |
| gptkbp:sound |
November 27, 2017
|
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Wisconsin
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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