Wesberry v. Sanders
Significance, One Person, One Vote, Further Readings
Appellant
James P. Wesberry
Appellee
Carl E. Sanders
Appellant's Claim
That the Georgia apportionment statute resulted in election districts that were unconstitutionally disproportionate to one another in population size.
Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Emmet J. Bondurant II and Frank T. Cash
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Paul Rodgers
Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Arthur Goldberg, Earl Warren, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
17 February 1964
Decision
The Supreme Court struck down the Georgia apportionment statute.
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