Reynolds, Judge, et al. v. Sims, et al.
Reynolds v. Sims
レイノルズ対シムズ事件
State senate districts must have roughly equal populations based on the principle of "one person, one vote".
right
Colegrove v. Green, 328 U.S. 549
Clark
Stewart
Reynolds v. Sims,
Harlan
Black, Douglas, Brennan, White, Goldberg
U.S. Const. amend. XIV
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
November
--Chief Justice Earl Warren on the right to vote as the foundation of democracy in Reynolds v. Sims .
The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government. And the right of suffrage can be denied by a debasement or dilution of the weight of a citizen's vote just as effectively as by wholly prohibiting the free exercise of the franchise. [...] Undoubtedly, the right of suffrage is a fundamental matter in a free and democratic society. Especially since the right to exercise the franchise in a free and unimpaired manner is preservative of other basic civil and political rights, any alleged infringement of the right of citizens to vote must be carefully and meticulously scrutinized.
1964 United States Supreme Court case
Warren