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Nixon v. Herndon, 273 U.S. 536 (1927)
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Nixon v. Herndon, 273 U.S. 536 (1927)
Nixon v. Herndon No. 117 Argued January 4, 1927 Decided March 7, 1927 273 U.S. 536
ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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1. An action for damages may be maintained against judge of election for unlawfully denying to a qualified voter the right to vote at a state primary election. P. 540.
2. A State statute (Texas, 1923, Art. 309a) barring negroes from participation in Democratic party primary elections held in the State for the nomination of candidates for senator and representatives in Congress, and state and other offices, violates the Fourteenth Amendment. P. 540.
Reversed.
ERROR to a judgment of the District Court which dismissed an action for damages brought by a negro against judges of election in Texas, based on their refusal to permit the plaintiff to vote at a primary election.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Nixon v. Herndon, 273 U.S. 536 (1927) in 273 U.S. 536 273 U.S. 539. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GJSXL3T3U1LM9MQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Nixon v. Herndon, 273 U.S. 536 (1927), in 273 U.S. 536, page 273 U.S. 539. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GJSXL3T3U1LM9MQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Nixon v. Herndon, 273 U.S. 536 (1927). cited in 1927, 273 U.S. 536, pp.273 U.S. 539. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GJSXL3T3U1LM9MQ.
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