Breedlove v. Suttles

Breedlove v. Suttles
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 16–17, 1937
Decided December 6, 1937
Full case nameBreedlove v. Suttles, Tax Collector
Citations302 U.S. 277 (more)
58 S. Ct. 205; 82 L. Ed. 252
Case history
PriorAppeal from the Supreme Court of Georgia
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Harlan F. Stone · Owen Roberts
Benjamin N. Cardozo · Hugo Black
Case opinion
MajorityButler, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amends. XIV, XIX
Superseded by
U.S. Const. amend. XXIV
Overruled by
Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, 383 U.S. 663 (1966)

Breedlove v. Suttles, 302 U.S. 277 (1937), is an overturned United States Supreme Court decision which upheld the constitutionality of requiring the payment of a poll tax in order to vote in state elections.[1]

  1. ^ Franklin, Ben A. (November 13, 1964). "U. S. Bench Backs Virginia Poll Tax: Negroes Expect to Appeal to the Supreme Court" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 19. Retrieved January 6, 2013.