A Dictionary of American History

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Author: Thomas L. Purvis  | Date: 1995

Coleman v. Miller

Coleman v. Miller On 5 June 1939, the Supreme Court held (7–2) that the courts lack jurisdiction to rule on what constitutes a “reasonable” period to set for ratifying a constitutional amendment and on whether a state might retract a vote for ratification, since both issues are political matters within Congress’s discretion.

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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Coleman v. Miller," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed April 24, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L9Q4VYE95D1KHCV.

MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "Coleman v. Miller." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 24 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L9Q4VYE95D1KHCV.

Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'Coleman v. Miller' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 24 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L9Q4VYE95D1KHCV.