Richardson v. Ramirez
1974 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richardson v. Ramirez, 418 U.S. 24 (1974),[1] was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 6–3, that convicted felons could be barred from voting beyond their sentence and parole without violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Such felony disenfranchisement is practiced in a number of states.
Quick Facts Richardson v. Ramirez, Argued January 15, 1974 Decided June 24, 1974 ...
Richardson v. Ramirez | |
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Argued January 15, 1974 Decided June 24, 1974 | |
Full case name | Viola N. Richardson v. Abran Ramirez et al. |
Citations | 418 U.S. 24 (more) 94 S. Ct. 2655, 41 L. Ed. 2d 551; 1974 U.S. LEXIS 84 |
Case history | |
Prior | Ramirez v. Brown, 9 Cal.3d 199 (1973). Appeal from the Supreme Court of California |
Subsequent | Ramirez v. Brown, 12 Cal. 3d 912 (Cal. 1974) |
Holding | |
Disenfranchising convicted felons beyond their sentence and parole does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan; Douglas (Part I–A) |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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