Louisiana v. United States (1964)

Docket
67
Decided
1964-01-01
Category
General

Summary

Question: Are the Louisiana constitution's voter registration requirements unconstitutional? Conclusion: Yes. The Supreme Court held that the Louisiana constitution's voter registration requirements are unconstitutional. With Justice Hugo L. Black writing for the majority, the Court reasoned that the registration provisions stood in conflict with the Fifteenth Amendment's and 42 U.S.C. § 1971(a)'s prohibitions against discrimination in voting because of race. Justice John Marshall Harlan II disagreed that 42 U.S.C. § 1971(a) was applicable.

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