Baker v. Carr

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1962-03-26

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Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. This civil action was brought under 42 U. S. C. §§ 1983 and 1988 to redress the alleged deprivation of federal constitutional rights. The complaint, alleging that by means of a 1901 statute of Tennessee apportioning the members of the General Assembly among the State’s 95 counties, 1 “these…

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