Allen v. State Bd. of Elections
1969 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allen v. State Board of Elections, 393 U.S. 544 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court case where the Court ruled by a 7–2[2] majority that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorizes private suits of action.
Quick Facts Allen v. State Board of Elections, Argued October 15, 1968 Decided March 3, 1969 ...
Allen v. State Board of Elections | |
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Argued October 15, 1968 Decided March 3, 1969 | |
Full case name | Richard Allen et al., Appellants v. State Board of Elections et al. J. C. Fairley et al., Appellants, v. Joe T. Patterson et al. Charles E. Bunton et al., Appellants, v. Joe T. Patterson et al. Clifton Whitley et al., Appellants, v. John Bell Williams et al. |
Citations | 393 U.S. 544 (more) 89 S. Ct. 817; 22 L. Ed. 2d 1 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | No. 36, Whitley v. Williams, S.D. Mis. Whitley v. Johnson, 260 F. Supp. 630, S.D. Mis. Allen v. State Board of Elections, 268 F. Supp. 218, E.D. Va. |
Holding | |
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorizes a private right of action based on the remedial aims of the law. Preclearance provisions are applicable to all changes which “alter the election laws of a covered state even in a minor way”.[1] | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Warren, joined by Douglas, Brennan, White, Stewart, Fortas, Marshall |
Concur/dissent | Harlan |
Dissent | Black |
Laws applied | |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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