Anderson v. Martin

Anderson v. Martin, 375 U.S. 399, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled unconstitutional a Louisiana statute that required that the race of all candidates be listed on ballots.

Anderson v. Martin
Argued November 20, 1963
Decided January 13, 1964
Full case nameDupuy H. Anderson v. Wade O. Martin, Jr
Citations375 U.S. 399 (more)
84 S.Ct. 454, 11 L.Ed.2d 430
Case history
PriorDupuy H. Anderson and Acie J. Belton, Complainants, v. Wade O. Martin, jr, E.D. La.
Holding
Compulsory designation by Louisiana of the race of the candidate on the ballot operates as a discrimination against appellants, and is violative of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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 · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinion
MajorityClark, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
United States Constitution, Amendment XIV

See also

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