Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
No. 64-1001
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Affirmed lower court ruling
Reinforced_the_Voting_Rights_Act |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil Rights case
|
| gptkbp:court |
Unanimous decision
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court
December 6, 1965 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
November 9, 1965
|
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
Strengthened the role of the federal government in elections
Encouraged litigation against voter suppression Influenced state election laws Led to increased voter registration efforts Promoted awareness of voting rights issues |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in law reviews
Cited in legal arguments Analyzed in historical context of the 1960s Discussed in civil rights literature Referenced in political science studies |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Louisiana v. United States
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Strengthened federal oversight of elections
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas gptkb:Justice_Byron_White gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:Chief_Justice_Earl_Warren gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black gptkb:Justice_William_Brennan gptkb:Justice_Abe_Fortas gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Voting rights
Equal protection under the law Strict scrutiny Invalidated_discriminatory_practices Louisiana_represented_by_state_officials United_States_represented_by_the_Attorney_General |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
382 U.S. 599
Set a precedent for federal intervention in state voting laws |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_ruled_in_favor_of_United_States
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:United_States_government
gptkb:State_of_Louisiana |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Influenced future voting rights cases
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial among some state officials
Widely supported by civil rights advocates |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore |
| gptkbp:significance |
Addressed racial discrimination in voting
|
| gptkbp:year |
1965
|