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Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 US 1 (1964)Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) presided over Wesberry v. Sanders, (1964).For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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One person's vote should be worth the same as another
Wesberry v. Sanders was settled by the Supreme Court in 1964. It didn't outlaw Gerrymandering, it instituted the "one person, one vote" rule which forces all congressional districts have nearly the same population. Gerrymandering hasn't been outlawed.
It changed the way many states drew district boundaries
It changed the way many states drew district boundaries.
Before the landmark Supreme Court case Wesberry v. Sanders in 1964, congressional districts in many states were drawn without much regard for equal population representation. Instead, districts were often drawn based on political considerations and gerrymandering tactics, allowing for unequal representation and potentially disenfranchising some voters. Wesberry v. Sanders established the principle of "one person, one vote," requiring that congressional districts be drawn to have roughly equal populations to ensure more equitable representation.
Supreme Court decision in Wesberry v. Sanders
The main idea was that congressional districts need to be drawn so that there are an equal number of people in each.
Wesberry v. Sanders ruling
By ending the long-standing patterns of wide population variations among House districts and of rural over-representation in the chamber.
Wesberry v. Sanders ruling