Oregon v. Mitchell
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Oregon v. Mitchell was a 1970 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of federal laws regulating state and local election procedures, including provisions of the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oregon v. Mitchell canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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voting rights case ⓘ |
| citation | 400 U.S. 112 ⓘ |
| concerns |
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
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constitutionality of federal regulation of state and local election procedures ⓘ federal power over voter qualifications ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionDate | 1970-12-21 ⓘ |
| defendant | John N. Mitchell ⓘ |
| defendantRole |
United States Attorney General
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surface form:
Attorney General of the United States
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| effect | prompted constitutional amendment to set nationwide voting age at 18 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Oregon v. Mitchell self-link ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress may ban literacy tests in federal, state, and local elections
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Congress may not require states to lower the voting age to 18 for state and local elections ⓘ Congress may regulate certain residency requirements for voting in federal elections ⓘ Congress may set the voting age at 18 for federal elections ⓘ |
| influenced | adoption of the Twenty-sixth Amendment ⓘ |
| involvesLaw |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| issue |
federal authority to set the voting age in federal elections
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federal authority to set the voting age in state and local elections ⓘ federal regulation of literacy tests in elections ⓘ federal regulation of residency requirements for voting ⓘ |
| joinedParty |
Arizona
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surface form:
State of Arizona
Idaho ⓘ
surface form:
State of Idaho
Texas ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
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| legalSubject |
election law
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federalism ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| opinionBy |
Hugo L. Black
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surface form:
Hugo Black
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| opinionType | plurality opinion ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
Oregon
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surface form:
State of Oregon
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| relatedTo | Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| resultedIn | split decision with no single majority opinion ⓘ |
| separateOpinionBy |
Byron R. White
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surface form:
Byron White
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1970 ⓘ |
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