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The Vinson Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1946 to 1953, when Fred M. Vinson served as Chief Justice of the United States.Vinson succeeded Harlan F. Stone as Chief Justice after the latter's death, and Vinson served as Chief Justice until his death, at which point Earl Warren was nominated and confirmed to succeed Vinson.
Case name Citation Summary United States v. Carmack: 329 U.S. 230 (1946) : land held by a local government is still subject to eminent domain by the federal government : Louisiana ex rel. Francis v.
Wyoming restores the voting rights of non-violent felons. [66] 2018. The residential address law in North Dakota is upheld by the United States Supreme Court. [29] Florida voting rights for people with a felony conviction is restored with some additional requirements needed in some cases. [66]
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In a 6 to 3 vote, the Court ruled in favor of Ms. Harper. The Court noted that "a state violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution whenever it makes the affluence of the voter or payment of any fee an electoral standard. Voter qualifications have no relation to wealth."
In 2013, the Supreme Court effectively gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act that had required local election officials in areas with a history of discrimination to run their laws by the ...
The Supreme Court upheld this practice in 2014, ruling that a president can only make a recess appointment when the Senate is out of session for 10 days or longer.
Court didn't answer questions raised concerning constitutionality of Act requiring compulsory registration. Radovich v. National Football League: 352 U.S. 445 (1957) professional football covered by antitrust laws Reid v. Covert: 354 U.S. 1 (1957) treaty power, right to jury trial Watkins v. United States: 354 U.S. 178 (1957)