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Myers v. Anderson invalidates Maryland's grandfather-clause voting law
In Myers v. Anderson, the Supreme Court held that Maryland's grandfather-clause voting law was unconstitutional under the Fifteenth Amendment and affirmed that election officials who denied registration under that law could be liable for damages in a civil action.
President
Woodrow Wilson
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Delivered
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Courts / Voting Rights / Civil Rights
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In Myers v. Anderson, the Supreme Court held that Maryland's grandfather-clause voting law was unconstitutional under the Fifteenth Amendment and affirmed that election officials who denied registration under that law could be liable for damages in a civil action.
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