Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections

Decided June 8, 1959. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 584 · 360 U.S. 45 (1959) · Cited 328 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Guinn v. United States · 238 U.S. 347 (1915)
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
• United States v. Classic · 313 U.S. 299 (1941)
• Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649 (1944)
• Ex Parte Yarbrough · 110 U.S. 651 (1884)
• McPherson v. Blacker · 146 U.S. 1 (1892)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Katzenbach v. Morgan · 384 U.S. 641 (1966)
• Oregon v. Mitchell · 400 U.S. 112 (1970)
• Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
• Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 · 395 U.S. 621 (1969)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
• City of Rome v. United States · 446 U.S. 156 (1980)
• South Carolina v. Katzenbach · 383 U.S. 301 (1966)
• Gray v. Sanders · 372 U.S. 368 (1963)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Richardson v. Ramirez · 418 U.S. 24 (1974)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• City of Boerne v. Flores · 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Tennessee v. Lane · 541 U.S. 509 (2004)
• McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of Chicago · 394 U.S. 802 (1969)
• Hannah v. Larche · 363 U.S. 420 (1960)
• Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346 (1970)
• Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty. · 396 U.S. 320 (1970)
• Sugarman v. Dougall · 413 U.S. 634 (1973)
• Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd. · 363 U.S. 207 (1960)
• Evans v. Cornman · 398 U.S. 419 (1970)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)

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