Smith v. Allwright

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:case_analysis legal scholars
law reviews
legal critiques
current voting laws
equality in elections
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._5
court records
appealed from lower court
Supreme Court opinions
summary of decision
gptkbp:case_outcome political participation
5-4 ruling
civil rights advocacy
strengthened civil rights
victory for Smith
gptkbp:case_types constitutional law
discrimination in voting
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 1, 1944
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
gptkbp:doctrine equal protection clause
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Era
gptkbp:historical_significance landmark decision
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smith v. Allwright
gptkbp:impact voter registration reforms
African American voters
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Lonnie_Smith
Allwright
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:321_U._S._649
gptkbp:is_countered_by state laws allowing white primaries
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court review
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legacy influence on future cases
gptkbp:legal_context gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkbp:legal_issue white primary elections
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:outcome declared white primaries unconstitutional
gptkbp:precedent subsequent voting rights cases
voting equality
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Nixon_v._Condon
gptkb:Nixon_v._Herndon
gptkbp:resolution unconstitutional ruling
gptkbp:significance expanded voting rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4