Legal Opinion
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 28, 1966No. 48PublishedCited by 1,362 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Douglas delivered
the opinion of the Court.
These are suits by Virginia residents to have declared unconstitutional Virginia’s poll tax.1 The three-judge *665District Court, feeling bound by our decision in Breedlove v. Buttles, 302 U. S. 277, dismissed the complaint. See 240 F. Supp. 270. The cases came here on appeal and we noted probable jurisdiction. 380 U. S. 930, 382 U. S. 806.
While the right to vote in federal elections is conferred by Art. I, § 2, of the Constitution (United States v. Classic, 313 U. S. 299, 314-315), the right to vote in state elections is nowhere expressly…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by1,362 opinions
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- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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