Venue: | SCOTUS |
Facts: | Apportionment of the Tennessee general assemply is such that it's difficult or impossible to make changes in the law because power is sticking with certain groups. |
Posture: | Suit seeking injuction to apportion voting districts by census counts. Denied at lower court. |
Issue: | Can SCOTUS hear a case about apportionment? |
Holding: | Yes. |
Rule: | The court doesn't do political questions, but this isn't one of those. |
Reasoning: | None offered. |
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