South Carolina v. Katzenbach

South Carolina v. Katzenbach
Argued January 17–18, 1966
Decided March 7, 1966
Full case nameState of South Carolina v. Nicholas DeB Katzenbach, Attorney General
Citations383 U.S. 301 (more)
86 S. Ct. 803; 15 L. Ed. 2d 769; 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2112
ArgumentOral argument
ReargumentReargument
Questions presented
Does the Voting Rights Act of 1965 violate the states' constitutional ability to implement and control elections?
Holding
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 does not violate the states' constitutional ability to implement and control elections. Therefore, it is a constitutionally valid exercise of congressional power for the effectuation of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
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
MajorityWarren, joined by Douglas, Clark, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White, Fortas
Concur/dissentBlack
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XV

South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301 (1966), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that rejected a challenge from the state of South Carolina to the preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which required that some states submit changes in election districts to the Attorney General of the United States (at the time, Nicholas Katzenbach).[1] The preclearance provisions were ruled constitutional and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enforced in full.[2]

  1. ^ "South Carolina v. Katzenbach, U.S. Supreme Court Case Summary & Oral Argument".
  2. ^ South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301 (1966). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.