Rucho v. Common Cause

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rucho_v._Common_Cause

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:category	gptkb:2019_in_United_States_case_law gptkb:Gerrymandering_in_the_United_States United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court
gptkbp:citation	588 U.S. ___ (2019)
gptkbp:constitution	gptkb:Article_III_of_the_U.S._Constitution gptkb:Elections_Clause
gptkbp:date	June 27, 2019
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Robert_A._Rucho
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor gptkb:Elena_Kagan gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:docketNumber	18-422
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Rucho_et_al._v._Common_Cause_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy	Partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.
gptkbp:impact	Limited federal court involvement in redistricting cases based on partisan gerrymandering.
gptkbp:legalIssue	Are claims of partisan gerrymandering justiciable by federal courts?
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Brett_Kavanaugh gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Neil_Gorsuch gptkb:Samuel_Alito Chief Justice John Roberts
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Common_Cause
gptkbp:predecessor	future partisan gerrymandering cases
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Lamone_v._Benisek
gptkbp:result	Federal courts have no authority to rule on partisan gerrymandering claims.
gptkbp:subject	partisan gerrymandering
gptkbp:votingSystem	5-4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Glover_Roberts_Jr. gptkb:John_G._Roberts,_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rucho v. Common Cause