Baker v. Carr -- Malapportionment in State Governments Becomes A Federal Constitutional Issue

Authors

William M. Hames

First Page

985

Abstract

The Court's decision in Baker v. Carr was properly cast in terms of protecting individual rights under the equal protection clause, for this issue can be distinguished and separately handled. It does seem inevitable, however, that the decisions which set standards by which to determine invidious discrimination will also by these standards delineate, at least in broad outline, one aspect of what will be considered an acceptable "republican" form of government guaranteed by the Constitution.

Recommended Citation

William M. Hames, Baker v. Carr -- Malapportionment in State Governments Becomes A Federal Constitutional Issue, 15 Vanderbilt Law Review 985 (1962)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol15/iss3/23