United States v. Anthony
Significance, The Almighty Vote, Preparation For Trial, The Trial, The Supreme Court Looks At Women And The Fourteenth Amendment
Plaintiff
United States
Defendant
Susan B. Anthony
Plaintiff's Claim
That Anthony had voted illegally.
Chief Prosecutor
Richard Crowley, U.S. District Attorney
Chief Defense Lawyers
Henry R. Selden, John Van Voorhis
Judge
Supreme Court Justice Ward Hunt
Place
Canandaigua, New York
Date of Decision
18 June 1873
Decision
Anthony was convicted of voting illegally.
Related Cases
- Bradwell v. Illinois, 83 U.S. 130 (1873).
- Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875).
- Reed v. Reed, 404 U.S. 71 (1971).
Sources
Guinier, Lani. The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy. New York: Free Press, 1994.
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