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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.
Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), is a US labor law case, where the United States Supreme Court, in a 9–0 decision, recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was the first of its kind to reach the Supreme Court and would redefine sexual harassment in the workplace.
Prisoners committed to civil mental institutions have a right to a hearing to determine whether or not they are in fact mentally disordered. Brown v. Louisiana: 383 U.S. 131 (1966) first amendment, right to protest South Carolina v. Katzenbach: 383 U.S. 301 (1966) Voting Rights Act, Fifteenth Amendment Memoirs v. Massachusetts: Free Speech: 383 ...
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The coverage formula, contained in Section 4(b) of the Act, determines which states are subject to preclearance. As enacted in 1965, the first element in the formula was whether, on November 1, 1964, the state or a political subdivision of the state maintained a "test or device" restricting the opportunity to register and vote.
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.
The already-filed lawsuits often claim swing states have violated a 1993 federal law, the National Voter Registration Act, or a 2002 law, the Help America Vote Act, by allowing potentially ...