South Carolina v. Katzenbach

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United States Supreme Court case constitutional law case federalism case voting rights case

South Carolina v. Katzenbach is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming broad federal power to combat racial discrimination in voting.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case → constitutional law case → federalism case → voting rights case →
aroseUnderStatute	Voting Rights Act of 1965 →
concerns	congressional power under the Fifteenth Amendment → federal enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment → federalism and state sovereignty → racial discrimination in voting → voting rights →
hasChiefJusticeInMajority	Earl Warren →
hasCitation	383 U.S. 301 →
hasConstitutionalBasis	Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
hasConstitutionalIssue	relationship between federal power and state control over elections → scope of Congress’s enforcement power under Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment →
hasCourt	Supreme Court of the United States →
hasDecisionDate	1966-03-07 →
hasDissentingJustice	Hugo Black →
hasLegalSignificance	affirmed broad federal authority to intervene in state election practices to prevent racial discrimination → expanded understanding of congressional enforcement powers under Reconstruction Amendments → landmark decision on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 →
hasMajorityOpinionBy	Earl Warren →
hasPetitioner	State of South Carolina →
hasRespondent	Nicholas deB. Katzenbach →
hasRespondentRole	Attorney General of the United States →
hasVote	8–1 →
hasYearDecided	1966 →
held	Congress has broad power to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment → Congress may use appropriate remedial measures to combat racial discrimination in voting → coverage formula for identifying jurisdictions with a history of discrimination is constitutional → federal examiners and observers in elections are constitutional → preclearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act are constitutional → suspension of literacy tests in covered jurisdictions is constitutional → the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a valid exercise of Congress’s enforcement power under the Fifteenth Amendment →
isRelatedCase	Katzenbach v. Morgan → Shelby County v. Holder →
jurisdiction	federal question jurisdiction →
originatedFrom	original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States →
upheldProvision	Section 10 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 12 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 13 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 6 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 7 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 →
upheldStatute	Voting Rights Act of 1965 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment →	interpretedByCase
Voting Rights Act of 1965 →	landmarkCase
VRA →	relatedCase
Enforcement Clause →	usedInCase