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Quotation from Baker v. Carr by Supreme Court of the United States
“We hold that this challenge to an apportionment presents no nonjusticiable "political question."”
Baker v. Carr, Opinion of the Court (Brennan, J.), Part IV (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Brennan states the central holding before explaining why the Colegrove line of cases does not bar the suit.
Citation: "We hold that this challenge to an apportionment presents no nonjusticiable "political question."" — Supreme Court of the United States, Baker v. Carr, Opinion of the Court (Brennan, J.), Part IV (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id baker-v-carr-q1)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice William Brennan - 1972 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
