SMITH v. ALLWRIGHT

No. 51.

322 U.S. 718 (1944)

SMITH v. ALLWRIGHT, ELECTION JUDGE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

June 12, 1944.


The sentence on page 9 of the slip opinion which reads:

"Under our Constitution, the great privilege of choosing his rulers may not be denied a man by the State because of his color," is amended to read as follows:

"Under our Constitution the great privilege of the ballot may not be denied a man by the State because of his color."

MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS and MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER took no part in the consideration of the order here entered.

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