When this case was reargued after no majority was reached, Justice Whittaker was forced to recuse himself.
When this case was reargued after no majority was reached, Justice Whittaker was forced to recuse himself. The majority opinion cited the decision in Gomillion v. Lightfoot, while the defense unsuccessfully relied on Colegrove v. Green, which declined judicial intervention in a similar situation. Justice Clark filed a concurring opinion in this case that involved the Shelby County Quarterly Court, and led to the decision in Reynolds v. Sims two years later. Justices Frankfurter and Harlan dissented citing the political nature of the case. FTP, name this 1962 Supreme Court decision that dealt with the apportionment of districts in Tennessee.
When this case was reargued after no majority was reached, Justice Whittaker was forced to recuse himself.
{Baker} v. Carr