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Lassiter Vs. Northampton County Bd. of Elections
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- US Supreme Court
- Jun 08, 1959
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Lassiter v. NorthamptonSearch
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County Bd. of Elections - 360 U.S. 45 (1959) U.S. Supreme Court Lassiter v. NorthamptonSearch
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County Bd. of Elections, 360 U.S. 45 (1959) Lassiter v. NorthamptonSearch
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the Fourteenth and Seventeenth Amendments, apply a literacy test to all voters irrespective of race or color. Gunn v. UnitedSearch
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clause. It said that Page 360 U. S. 46 the grandfather clause plainly would be unconstitutional under Guinn v. UnitedSearch
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and obtain from the state courts an interpretation of the statute in light of the State Constitution. Lassiter v. TaylorSearch
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to the command of the Fifteenth Amendment. That would be analogous to the problem posed in the classic case of Yick Wo v. HopkinsSearch
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ballot laws of North Carolina has not been framed in the issues presented for the state court litigation. Cf. Williams v. MississippiSearch
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and Seventeenth Amendments, apply a literacy test to all voters irrespective of race or color. The Court in Guinn v. UnitedSearch
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been held to have broad powers to determine the conditions under which the right of suffrage may be exercised, Pope v. WilliamsSearch
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contravene any restriction that Congress, acting pursuant to its constitutional powers, has imposed. See United States v. ClassicSearch
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there is wide scope for exercise of its jurisdiction. Residence requirements, age, previous criminal record ( Davis v. BeasonSearch
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campaign issues, a State might conclude that only those who are literate should exercise the franchise. Cf. Franklin v. HarperSearch
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Stone v. PageSearch
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No such influence is charged here. On the other hand, a literacy test may be unconstitutional on its face. In Davis v. SchnellSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Lassiter v. NorthamptonSearch
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Gunn v. UnitedSearch
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Guinn v. UnitedSearch
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of the State Constitution. Lassiter v. TaylorSearch
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of Yick Wo v. HopkinsSearch
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Cf. Williams v. MississippiSearch
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Pope v. WilliamsSearch
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See United States v. ClassicSearch
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Davis v. BeasonSearch
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Cf. Franklin v. HarperSearch
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In Davis v. SchnellSearch
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