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Lassiter v. Northampton Election Bd.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
584
Appellee: 
Northampton Election Bd.
Appellant: 
Lassiter
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1958-1962)
Opinion: 
360 U.S. 45 (1959)
Argued: 
Monday, May 18, 1959
Decided: 
Monday, June 8, 1959
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Voting

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The Oyez Project, Lassiter v. Northampton Election Bd. , 360 U.S. 45 (1959)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1958/1958_584)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Northampton Election Bd., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Full Opinion by Justice William O. Douglas