Nixon v. Condon
| Nixon v. Condon | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 7, 1932 Reargued March 15, 1932 Decided May 2, 1932 | |
| Full case name | L.A. Nixon v. James Condon and another |
| Citations | 286 U.S. 73 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 34 F.2d 464 (W.D. Tex. 1929), aff'd, 49 F.2d 1012 (5th Cir. 1931), cert. granted, 284 U.S. 601 (1931). |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Cardozo, joined by Hughes, Brandeis, Stone, Roberts |
| Dissent | McReynolds, joined by Van Devanter, Sutherland, Butler |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const., amend. XIV, Tex. Civ. St. art. 3107 | |
Nixon v. Condon, 286 U.S. 73 (1932), was a voting rights case decided by the United States Supreme Court, which found the all-white Democratic Party primary in Texas unconstitutional. This was one of four cases brought to challenge the Texas all-white Democratic Party primary. All challenges were supported by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). With Smith v. Allwright (1944) the Supreme Court decisively prohibited the white primary.