Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:amends |
14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
constitutional law case
No. 23 important for electoral fairness. |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
377 U.S. 533
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
state legislative districts
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
December 1963
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Justice_William_Brennan
1964 one person, one vote |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
political question doctrine
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
increased voter representation
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
numerous publications
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Reynolds v. Sims
|
| gptkbp:impact |
strengthened voting rights
redistricting_in_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Baker_v._Carr_ruling
|
| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
gptkb:Alabama
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black gptkb:Justice_Tom_C._Clark affirmed lower court's ruling applied to state legislatures |
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
apportionment of state legislatures
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
equal protection clause
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
impact on state constitutions
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
equal representation
malapportionment |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
landmark decision
frequently cited in legal arguments influenced state legislative reforms ongoing discussions about representation |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
“The right to vote is a fundamental right.”
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
reformed state legislative representation
invalidated_Alabama's_legislative_apportionment_scheme |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_Brennan
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
subsequent redistricting cases |
| gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance |
widely studied
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| gptkbp:related_to |
voting rights
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Evenwel_v._Abbott
gptkb:Wesberry_v._Sanders gptkb:Karcher_v._Daggett gptkb:LULAC_v._Perry gptkb:Gray_v._Sanders |