Richardson v. Ramirez, No. 72-1589 (U.S. Supreme Court) (418 U.S. 24; 94 S.Ct. 2655) (June 24, 1974) (Justice Rehnquist)
Here, over the strong dissents of Justices Douglas and Marshall, the Court held that felon disenfranchisement statutes do not constitute per se violations of the constitutional right to vote or violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
In this case, a divided Court held that a State may, ...
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