Smiley v. Holm

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Smiley v. Holm is a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the scope of state legislative power over federal election regulations, including the role of gubernatorial vetoes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
election law case
legal case
appliesProvision Article I Section 4 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
arisesInState Minnesota NERFINISHED
clarifies role of gubernatorial veto in federal election regulation laws
scope of state legislative power over federal election regulations
concerns Minnesota congressional redistricting plan
decisionType unanimous decision
hasAreaOfLaw constitutional law
election law
separation of powers
hasChiefJusticeAtDecision Charles Evans Hughes NERFINISHED
hasCitation 285 U.S. 355
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
hasDecisionDate 1932
hasDefendant Holm NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction United States federal jurisdiction NERFINISHED
hasKeyword Elections Clause NERFINISHED
congressional redistricting
federal election regulation
gubernatorial veto
state legislature
hasLegalPrinciple state lawmaking for federal elections must follow state constitutional procedures
the Elections Clause does not exempt state legislatures from normal state constitutional checks
hasOpinionBy Charles Evans Hughes NERFINISHED
hasOutcome Minnesota redistricting plan without gubernatorial approval was invalid
hasPlaintiff Smiley NERFINISHED
hasSubject Elections Clause NERFINISHED
congressional districts
federal elections
gubernatorial veto
redistricting
state legislative power
holds that a governor’s veto can apply to congressional redistricting legislation
that redistricting for congressional elections is an exercise of lawmaking power
that state constitutional procedures apply to laws regulating federal elections
that the word "Legislature" in Article I Section 4 refers to the state’s lawmaking process as a whole
interprets the term "Legislature" in Article I Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution
isCitedIn Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED
Moore v. Harper NERFINISHED
isPrecedentFor cases involving state regulation of federal elections
interpretation of the Elections Clause
yearDecided 1932

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Description of subject: Smiley v. Holm is a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the scope of state legislative power over federal election regulations, including the role of gubernatorial vetoes.

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