Breedlove v. Suttles
1937 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Breedlove v. Suttles, 302 U.S. 277 (1937), is an overturned United States Supreme Court decision which upheld the constitutionality of requiring the payment of a poll tax in order to vote in state elections.[1]
Quick Facts Breedlove v. Suttles, Argued November 16–17, 1937 Decided December 6, 1937 ...
Breedlove v. Suttles | |
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Argued November 16–17, 1937 Decided December 6, 1937 | |
Full case name | Breedlove v. Suttles, Tax Collector |
Citations | 302 U.S. 277 (more) 58 S. Ct. 205; 82 L. Ed. 252 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the Supreme Court of Georgia |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Butler, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. XIV, XIX | |
Superseded by | |
U.S. Const. amend. XXIV | |
Overruled by | |
Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, 383 U.S. 663 (1966) |
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