Fairchild v. Hughes
1922 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fairchild v. Hughes, 258 U.S. 126 (1922), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a general citizen, in a state that already had women's suffrage, lacked standing to challenge the validity of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.[1] A companion case, Leser v. Garnett, upheld the ratification.[2][3][4]
Quick Facts Fairchild v. Hughes, Argued January 23 – January 24, 1922 Decided February 27, 1922 ...
Fairchild v. Hughes | |
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Argued January 23 – January 24, 1922 Decided February 27, 1922 | |
Full case name | Oscar Leser, et al. v. Garnett et al. |
Citations | 258 U.S. 126 (more) 42 S. Ct. 274, 66 L. Ed. 499, 1922 U.S. LEXIS 2249 |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Brandeis, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Case or Controversy Clause, U.S. Const. Art. III |
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