Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Significance, Further Readings
Appellant
Anne E. Harper
Appellee
Virginia State Board of Elections
Appellant's Claim
That Virginia's poll tax was a violation of the constitutional guarantee of equal protection of the laws.
Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Allison W. Brown, Jr., Robert L. Segar, and J. A. Jordan, Jr.
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
George D. Gibson
Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas (writing for the Court), Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
Hugo Lafayette Black, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
24 March 1966
Decision
By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court struck down the Virginia poll tax.
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