Wesberry v. Sanders
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Wesberry v. Sanders is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle that congressional districts must be drawn so that each person's vote is as equal in weight as practicable, laying groundwork for the "one person, one vote" standard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wesberry v. Sanders canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark voting rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases of the Warren Court
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United States Supreme Court cases on legislative apportionment ⓘ United States electoral redistricting case ⓘ |
| citation | 376 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| constitutionalClause | Elections Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1964-02-17 ⓘ |
| defendant | Herman E. Talmadge Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Arthur J. Goldberg
NERFINISHED
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Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Harlan II NERFINISHED ⓘ Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom C. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnStates | forced redrawing of many states’ congressional district maps ⓘ |
| fullName | Wesberry v. Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding | U.S. House of Representatives districts must be drawn so that one person’s vote in a congressional election is as nearly as practicable equal in weight to that of any other person in the state ⓘ |
| impact |
required states to make congressional districts substantially equal in population
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strengthened judicial oversight of malapportioned congressional districts ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
congressional district apportionment
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weight of individual votes ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | one person, one vote ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Arthur J. Goldberg
NERFINISHED
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Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom C. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingState | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overruled | prior practices allowing large population disparities among congressional districts within a state ⓘ |
| plaintiff | James P. Wesberry Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | subsequent one person, one vote decisions involving congressional districts ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Baker v. Carr
NERFINISHED
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Reynolds v. Sims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | justiciability of apportionment claims ⓘ |
| standardAnnounced | as nearly as practicable equal population among congressional districts within a state ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | federal congressional redistricting ⓘ |
| term | 1963 Term ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warren Court era ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1964 ⓘ |
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