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Wesberry v. Sanders

 

Wesberry v. Sanders

Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1 (1964) was a case involving congressional districts in the state of Georgia, brought before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court issued a ruling on February 17, 1964 that districts have to be approximately equal in population.

A related case was Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964), which held that districts for state senate seats had to be roughly equal in population.

See also

  • List of United States Supreme Court cases

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  • Full text of the decision courtesy of Findlaw.com



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