Contracts · MBE-tested
Smith v. Allwright, Election Judge, et al.
322 U.S. 718·Supreme Court of the United States·1944
Mr. Justice Roberts and Mr. Justice Frankfurter took no part in the consideration of the order here entered.
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Opinion
No. 51.
Smith v. Allwright, Election Judge, et al.
June 12, 1944.
[MAJORITY]
The sentence on page 9 of the slip opinion which reads:
“Under our Constitution, the great privilege of choosing his rulers may not be denied a man by the State because of his color,” is amended to read as follows:
“Under our Constitution the great privilege of the ballot may not be denied a man by the State because of his color.”
Mr. Justice Roberts and Mr. Justice Frankfurter took no part in the consideration of the order here entered.