Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:legal_case |
| gptkbp:argued_on |
1970-10-14
|
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Examined the fairness of electoral processes
Relevant to discussions on gerrymandering |
| gptkbp:case_number |
69-1
Available in legal archives A landmark case in voting rights history. |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Reversed lower court decision
Unanimous decision Decided Enhanced scrutiny of electoral districting Majority opinion favored equitable representation Set a precedent for future electoral cases |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Civil rights case
Discrimination in voting |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:United_States_District_Court |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:1965
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
Concern over judicial overreach |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
No. 69-1
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1970-01-12
|
| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
Voting equality
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Civil Rights Act era
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Griffith v. Paret
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Strengthened protections for minority voters
|
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Griffith
gptkb:Paret |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
400 U. S. 1
362 F.2d 1004 |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutional review
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal
Federal jurisdiction |
| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Affirmed the need for fair representation
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Voting_rights
Civil rights |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Equal protection under the law
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:NAACP_Legal_Defense_Fund
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
|
| gptkbp:material |
Challenge to districting plan
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Appeal affirmed
Court ruled in favor of Griffith |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent voting rights cases
One person, one vote principle Establishment of legal standards |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Wesberry_v._Sanders
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
Justices Douglas, Marshall, and others
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Influenced future redistricting cases
Impact on civil rights law Addressed malapportionment in voting districts |