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Harrison, Governor of Virginia and argued under the name Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections. [2] In the initial case lawyers for Harper and Butts argued against the constitutionality of the poll tax, but on November 12 the courts dismissed the case, citing 1930s precedents established by the United States Supreme Court. [3]
1966 Virginia elections (3 P) S. 1966 in sports in Virginia (7 P) Pages in category "1966 in Virginia" ... Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, holding that poll taxes, payment required at one time in 11 Southern states in order to cast a vote, were unconstitutional in elections at any level, because they violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Since 1964, poll taxes had been ...
These were struck down in 1966 by the US Supreme Court decision in Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections (1966), which ruled poll taxes unconstitutional even for state elections. Federal district courts in Alabama and Texas, respectively, struck down these states' poll taxes less than two months before the Harper ruling was issued.
March 24 – Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, decided in the Supreme Court, rules that requiring payment of a poll tax as eligibility to vote in state elections is unconstitutional. [1] March 26 – Demonstrations are held across the U.S. against the Vietnam War. March 28 – The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, visits ...
Case name Citation Date decided Graham v. John Deere Co. 383 U.S. 1: 1966: United States v. Adams: 383 U.S. 39: 1966: Linn v. Plant Guard Workers: 383 U.S. 53
Tiffani Thiessen, Harper Renn Smith. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lee Tiffani Thiessen’s daughter, Harper, didn’t hold back when asked to review her hit ‘90s show Saved By the Bell.
Pages in category "1966 in United States case law" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections; K.