Baker v. Carr

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Baker v. Carr
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Abstract

The pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr (1962) decided that questions concerning redistricting (attempts to alter the configuration and delineation of voting districts) are not simply political questions but come under the purview of the courts. With this decision, federal courts were allowed to intervene in and decide reapportionment cases. The case was decided on a 6–2 vote, with Felix Frankfurter and John Marshall Harlan II both writing dissents.

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