Charles W. Baker
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Charles W. Baker was the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr, which established the principle of "one person, one vote" in legislative redistricting.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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plaintiff ⓘ |
| associatedLegalPrinciple |
justiciability of legislative apportionment cases
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one person, one vote ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseDecidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfInfluence |
civil rights law
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election law ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | voter ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central figure in litigation that reshaped U.S. legislative apportionment standards ⓘ |
| impact | helped lead to nationwide redrawing of legislative districts to reflect population equality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to establishment of the "one person, one vote" principle in legislative redistricting
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involvement in landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr ⓘ |
| legalClaim | malapportionment of Tennessee legislative districts violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| legalContext |
United States constitutional law
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legislative redistricting in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Baker v. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyTo | Baker v. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Tennessee General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInLawsuit | lead plaintiff in Baker v. Carr ⓘ |
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