BAKER et al. v. CARR et al. (1962)

BAKER et al. v. CARR et al.
	Term: 1961
Important Dates
	Argued: April 19, 1961
	Decided: March 26, 1962
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Earl Warren
Concurring
	Tom Clark • William Douglas • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
	Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II

BAKER et al. v. CARR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 26, 1962. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1961.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Tennessee Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Tennessee
Citation: 369 U.S. 186
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.