Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections

1966 United States Supreme Court case
Event legal_case Q5663464
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Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections

Summary

Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections is a legal case[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections is in the country of United States[3].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's instance of is recorded as legal case[4].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[5].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections was released on March 24, 1966[6].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's significant event is recorded as oral argument[7].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[8].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's legal citation of this text is recorded as 383 U.S. 663[9].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's legal citation of this text is recorded as 86 S. Ct. 1079[10].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's legal citation of this text is recorded as 16 L. Ed. 2d 169[11].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2905[12].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's published in is recorded as United States Reports[13].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's has effect is recorded as injunction[14].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States[15].
  • Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections's majority opinion by is recorded as William O. Douglas[16].

Body

When and Where

Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include legal case[4] and decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[5].

Why It Matters

Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections ranks in the top 8% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · HouseBlaster · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikidata description 1966 United States Supreme Court case
    Instance of legal case, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States
    Encyclopædia britannica online id topic/Harper-v-Virginia-Board-of-Electors
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