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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal case
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gptkbp:applicationNumber
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No. 67-1
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gptkbp:caseTypes
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No. 67-1
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gptkbp:controversy
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January 14, 1969
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gptkbp:court
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unconstitutional practices
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gptkbp:date
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1969
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
March 24, 1969
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
disenfranchisement_of_African_Americans
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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United States v. Mississippi
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gptkbp:impact
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Mississippi_voting_laws
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:State_of_Mississippi
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gptkbp:judges
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gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:Warren_E._Burger
gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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gptkbp:legal_principle
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voting rights
equal protection clause
federal oversight of elections
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gptkbp:legal_representation
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
Mississippi_state_government
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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constitutional law
landmark decision
civil rights law
expanded civil rights protections
influenced future legislation
set precedent for federal intervention
highlighted racial discrimination in voting
strengthened_Voting_Rights_Act
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gptkbp:outcome
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increased voter registration
federal monitoring of elections
affirmative action required
reforms_in_Mississippi_election_laws
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gptkbp:precedent
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future voting rights cases
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:Harper_v._Virginia_Board_of_Elections
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
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gptkbp:significance
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impact on civil rights
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