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Smith v. Allwright

322 U.S. 718 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1944-06-12 Docket No. 51 English

Judges Mr. Justice Roberts and Mr. Justice Frankfurter took no part in the consideration of the order here entered.

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p. 718
No. 51.
Smith v. Allwright, Election Judge, et al.
June 12, 1944.

The sentence on page 9 of the slip opinion which reads:

“Under our Constitution, the great privilege of choosing his rulers may not be denied a man by the State because of his color,” is amended to read as follows:
“Under our Constitution the great privilege of the ballot may not be denied a man by the State because of his color.”

Mr. Justice Roberts and Mr. Justice Frankfurter took no part in the consideration of the order here entered.