Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Blumstein
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 21, 1972No. 70-13PublishedCited by 1,992 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Various Tennessee public officials (hereinafter Tennessee) appeal from a decision by a three-judge federal court holding that Tennessee’s durational residence requirements for voting violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. The issue arises in a class action for declaratory and injunctive relief brought by appellee James Blumstein. Blumstein moved to Tennessee on June 12, 1970, to begin employment as an assistant professor of law at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. With an eye toward voting in the upcoming August and November elections, he attempted to…
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