Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al.
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Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. is the landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that established federal courts’ authority to hear legislative redistricting challenges under the Equal Protection Clause, paving the way for the “one person, one vote” principle.
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| Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ |
| category |
Landmark United States Supreme Court case
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United States equal protection case ⓘ United States legislative redistricting case ⓘ |
| citation | 369 U.S. 186 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved | Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decidingCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1962-03-26 ⓘ |
| defendant | Joe C. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Charles E. Whittaker
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Felix Frankfurter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingVote | 2 ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| established | federal court jurisdiction over equal protection challenges to state legislative apportionment ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
claims of malapportionment in state legislative districts under the Equal Protection Clause are justiciable in federal court
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federal courts have authority to hear constitutional challenges to state legislative apportionment schemes ⓘ |
| impact |
paved the way for judicial enforcement of the one person, one vote standard in legislative apportionment
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triggered widespread redistricting of state legislatures in the United States ⓘ |
| joinedMajorityJustice |
Earl Warren
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Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Harlan II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom C. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
justiciability
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legislative apportionment ⓘ political question doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limited | scope of the political question doctrine in apportionment cases ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityVote | 6 ⓘ |
| originatingState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Charles W. Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Secretary of State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
Reynolds v. Sims
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Wesberry v. Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ one person, one vote principle ⓘ |
| shortName | Baker v. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
malapportionment of state legislative districts
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state legislative redistricting ⓘ |
| term | 1961 Term ⓘ |
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Charles W. Baker et al. v. Joe C. Carr, Secretary of State of Tennessee, et al.
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