Happy Suffrage Upheld Day (yes, I made that up . . .).
Friday, February 27, 2009
Today in History: Voting Rights Anniversary
On February 27, 1922, the U.S. Supreme Court in Leser v. Garnett upheld for the first time the constitutionality of the 19th Amendment, which was proposed on June 4, 1919 and ratified on August 18, 1920:Happy Suffrage Upheld Day (yes, I made that up . . .).
Happy Suffrage Upheld Day (yes, I made that up . . .).
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We have to celebrate!
Who brought up the potential unconstitutionality of the 19th Amendment in this case?
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