Gray v. Sanders

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on gptkb:Walter_Jones
gptkb:Robert_A._Mc_Culloch
December 10, 1962
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._22
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Majority_opinion_by_Justice_Douglas
Invalidated discriminatory voting practices
gptkbp:case_types gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:1963
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Tom_C._Clark
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkbp:docket_number gptkb:No._22
gptkbp:effective_date January 21, 1963
gptkbp:election 6-3
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Post-World_War_II_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gray v. Sanders
gptkbp:impact One person, one vote principle
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_cited_in 372 U. S. 368
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:Georgia's_county_unit_system
gptkbp:judicial_review Constitutionality of state laws
gptkbp:legal_context Voting rights in the United States
gptkbp:legal_framework Strengthened judicial oversight of elections
gptkbp:legal_issue Equal protection under the law
gptkbp:legal_outcome Expanded voting rights
gptkbp:legal_principle gptkb:Equal_protection_clause
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
Redistricting
Voter suppression
Gerrymandering
Electoral districting
Political gerrymandering
gptkbp:outcome Struck down Georgia's county unit system
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Reynolds_v._Sims
gptkb:League_of_United_Latin_American_Citizens_v._Perry
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Vieth_v._Jubelirer
gptkb:Karcher_v._Daggett
gptkbp:related_concept Political representation
Voting equality
Electoral fairness
gptkbp:related_judgment gptkb:Judgment_for_Gray
Judgment against Sanders
gptkbp:significance Addressed malapportionment in voting districts
Influenced voting rights legislation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Reynolds_v._Sims
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5