Supreme Court of the United States, 1944

Smith v. Allwright

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 12, 1944 · Consideration, Entered, Roberts, Took

322 U.S. 718 (United States Reports)

Opinion of the Court

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.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.