Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
January 20, 1964
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Relevant to discussions on electoral fairness
Analyzed for its implications on voting rights |
| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._22
Documented in legal textbooks and case law studies Part of a series of cases addressing redistricting issues |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Reaffirmed the importance of fair representation
Majority opinion emphasized equal population in districts Influenced public policy on voting rights Majority ruling Influenced state legislative redistricting as well Ruling against malapportionment Unconstitutional districting plan Details of the ruling emphasized equal population in districts. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Critical in shaping electoral districting laws
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 26, 1964 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Harlan
Justices Harlan and Stewart |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wesberry v. Sanders
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future redistricting cases
|
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Carl_Sanders
gptkb:James_P._Wesberry_Jr. |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:376_U._S._1_(1964)
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| gptkbp:issues |
Redistricting in Georgia
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| gptkbp:judges |
Justices Black, Douglas, Brennan, Fortas, and Warren
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutional review
Judicial review of state legislative districts |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Legacy of promoting fair electoral representation
|
| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Equal_Protection_Clause_of_the_Fourteenth_Amendment
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Led to more equitable districting practices
Required states to redraw congressional districts |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Argued that districts were not equally populated
Challenged the apportionment of congressional seats |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Ordered new congressional districts
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Equal representation in voting
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Court ruled in favor of Wesberry
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
Set a precedent for future redistricting cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
|
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Reynolds_v._Sims
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Voting_rights
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Established the principle of 'one person, one vote'
Strengthened federal oversight of state elections |
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Georgia
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Reynolds_v._Sims |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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