Unique ruling authority

Reynolds v. Sims

377 U.S. 533 · U.S. Supreme Court

Stable case ID: case:reynolds-sims-1964
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision date: 1964
Authority level: U.S. Supreme Court
Precedential status: precedential
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Holding and boundaries

Required substantially equal population representation in state legislative districts under equal protection.

Scope and limitations: Does not resolve every districting, community-of-interest, racial-gerrymandering or vote-dilution question.

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Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.