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Lassiter v. Northampton County Bd. Of Elections, 360 U.S. 45 (1959)
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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.
Lassiter v. Northampton County Bd. Of Elections, 360 U.S. 45 (1959)
Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections No. 584 Argued May 18-19, 1959 Decided June 8, 1959 360 U.S. 45
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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1. A State may, consistently with the Fourteenth and Seventeenth Amendments, apply a literacy test to all voters irrespective of race or color. Gunn v. United States, 238 U.S. 347. Pp. 50-53.
2. The North Carolina requirement here involved, which is applicable to members of all races and requires that the prospective voter "be able to read an write any section of the Constitution of North Carolina in the English language," does not, on its face, violate the Fifteenth Amendment . Pp. 53-54.
248 N.C. 102,102 S.E.2d 853, affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lassiter v. Northampton County Bd. Of Elections, 360 U.S. 45 (1959) in 360 U.S. 45 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8IQD9ZS8GD4CWS8.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lassiter v. Northampton County Bd. Of Elections, 360 U.S. 45 (1959), in 360 U.S. 45, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8IQD9ZS8GD4CWS8.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lassiter v. Northampton County Bd. Of Elections, 360 U.S. 45 (1959). cited in 1959, 360 U.S. 45. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8IQD9ZS8GD4CWS8.
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