PERKINS v. MATTHEWS

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Case Basics
Docket No. 
46
Appellee 
Matthews
Appellant 
Perkins
Decided By 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion 
400 U.S. 379 (1971)
Argued 
Tuesday, October 20, 1970
Decided 
Thursday, January 14, 1971
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Facts of the Case 

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Question 

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Conclusion 
Decision: 8 votes for Perkins, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Voting Rights Act of 1965

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PERKINS v. MATTHEWS. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 13 February 2012. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_46>.
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