Katzenbach v. Morgan

Katzenbach v. Morgan
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 18, 1966
Decided June 13, 1966
Full case nameNicholas Katzenbach, Attorney General, et al. v. Morgan et ux.
Citations384 U.S. 641 (more)
86 S. Ct. 1717; 16 L. Ed. 2d 828; 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1337
Case history
PriorJudgment for plaintiffs, Morgan v. Katzenbach, 247 F. Supp. 196 (D.D.C. 1966)
Holding
Congress may enact laws stemming from its Fourteenth Amendment enforcement power that increase the rights of citizens beyond what the judiciary has recognized.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Abe Fortas
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by Warren, Black, Clark, White, Fortas
ConcurrenceDouglas
DissentHarlan, joined by Stewart
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV; Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 4(e)
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Katzenbach v. Morgan, 384 U.S. 641 (1966), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the power of Congress, pursuant to Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, to enact laws that enforce and interpret provisions of the Constitution.[1]

  1. ^ "Katzenbach v. Morgan, 384 U.S. 641 (1966)". Justia Law. Retrieved November 17, 2023.