Smiley v. Holm
1932 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smiley v. Holm, 285 U.S. 355 (1932), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States involving a governor's power to veto a congressional redistricting proposal passed by a state's legislature. In an opinion by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Court unanimously held that the U.S. Constitution did not prohibit Minnesota's governor from vetoing that state's redistricting map.
Quick Facts Smiley v. Holm, Argued March 16–17, 1932 Decided April 11, 1932 ...
Smiley v. Holm | |
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Argued March 16–17, 1932 Decided April 11, 1932 | |
Full case name | W. Yale Smiley v. Holm, as Secretary of State of Minnesota |
Citations | 285 U.S. 355 (more) |
Holding | |
The U.S. Constitution does not forbid a governor from vetoing a redistricting proposal passed by the state legislature. Minnesota Supreme Court decision reversed. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Hughes, joined by unanimous |
Cardozo took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. I, § 4, cl. 1 |
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