Resource: The Oyez Project, Baker v. Carr, 369 US 186 (1962)

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March 26, 1962

www.oyez.org

Charles W. Baker and other Tennessee citizens alleged that a 1901 law designed to apportion the seats for the state's General Assembly was virtually ignored. Baker's suit detailed how Tennessee's reapportionment efforts ignored significant economic growth and population shifts within the state.

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1960/6

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Institution: Oyez Project

Related Cases:

Baker v. Carr