The Fourteenth Amendment: The 'Right' to Vote, and the Understanding of the Thirty-Ninth Congress

Van Alstyne, William

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The Fourteenth Amendment: The 'Right' to Vote, and the Understanding of the Thirty-Ninth Congress

William W. Van Alstyne

William & Mary Law School

September 16, 2011

Supreme Court Review, Vol. 1965, p. 33, 1965
William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-138

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An examination of the Fourteenth Amendment’s legislative history is juxtaposed with Justice Harlan’s steadfast conclusion that such history reveals states’ right to set voting requirements.

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Keywords: Fourteenth Amendment, voting rights

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Date posted: September 17, 2011 ; Last revised: October 6, 2011

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Van Alstyne, William W., The Fourteenth Amendment: The 'Right' to Vote, and the Understanding of the Thirty-Ninth Congress (September 16, 2011). Supreme Court Review, Vol. 1965, p. 33, 1965; William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-138. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1928611

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