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South v. Peters, 339 U.S. 276 (1950)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
South v. Peters, 339 U.S. 276 (1950)
South v. Peters No. 724 Decided April 17, 1950 339 U.S. 276
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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1. The Federal District Court properly dismissed the complaint herein challenging the validity of Georgia’s county unit election system under the Fourteenth and Seventeenth Amendments. Pp. 276-277.
2. Federal courts consistently refuse to exercise their equity powers in cases posing political issues arising from a state’s geographical distribution of electoral strength among its political subdivisions. P. 277.
89 F.Supp. 672 affirmed.
The District Court dismissed a suit to restrain adherence to the county unit system prescribed by Ga.Code Ann. §§ 33212 et seq., in the forthcoming Democratic Party primary for United States Senator, Governor, and other state offices. 89 F.Supp. 672. On appeal to this Court, affirmed, p. 277.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," South v. Peters, 339 U.S. 276 (1950) in 339 U.S. 276 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7P1LAB7ZDBFATIG.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." South v. Peters, 339 U.S. 276 (1950), in 339 U.S. 276, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7P1LAB7ZDBFATIG.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in South v. Peters, 339 U.S. 276 (1950). cited in 1950, 339 U.S. 276. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7P1LAB7ZDBFATIG.
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