Breedlove v. Suttles
E421913
Breedlove v. Suttles was a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state poll taxes as constitutional, reinforcing barriers to voting until later overturned during the civil rights era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Breedlove v. Suttles canonical | 3 |
| Nolan Breedlove v. S. Guyt McCall, Tax Collector of Fulton County, Georgia, et al., substituted by Suttles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4210896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Breedlove v. Suttles Context triple: [Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections, overruledPrecedent, Breedlove v. Suttles]
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A.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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B.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
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C.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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D.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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E.
Luther v. Borden
Luther v. Borden is an 1849 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "political question" doctrine by holding that the determination of a state's legitimate government under the Constitution’s Guarantee Clause is a matter for Congress, not the courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Breedlove v. Suttles Target entity description: Breedlove v. Suttles was a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state poll taxes as constitutional, reinforcing barriers to voting until later overturned during the civil rights era.
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A.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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B.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
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C.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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D.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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E.
Luther v. Borden
Luther v. Borden is an 1849 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "political question" doctrine by holding that the determination of a state's legitimate government under the Constitution’s Guarantee Clause is a matter for Congress, not the courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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court decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ election law ⓘ |
| citation |
302 U.S. 277
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58 S. Ct. 205 ⓘ 82 L. Ed. 252 ⓘ |
| civilRightsEraSignificance | example of pre–civil rights era Supreme Court deference to discriminatory voting laws ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1937-12-06 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| effectOnLaw | validated state authority to impose poll taxes before the Twenty-Fourth Amendment ⓘ |
| fullName |
Nolan Breedlove v. S. Guyt McCall, Tax Collector of Fulton County, Georgia, et al., substituted by Suttles
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linked to:
Breedlove v. Suttles
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| historicalContext | Jim Crow era voting restrictions in the American South ⓘ |
| holding |
Georgia’s poll tax requirement was upheld as constitutional
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state poll taxes as a prerequisite to voting do not violate the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| impact |
provided constitutional support for Jim Crow–era voting restrictions
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reinforced barriers to voting for poor and minority citizens ⓘ upheld use of poll taxes in state elections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| laterOverruledBy | Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of state poll tax
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voting rights and poll tax ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| originatingState | Georgia ⓘ |
| overrulingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Nolan Breedlove ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus | binding precedent until overruled ⓘ |
| publication | United States Reports ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections
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Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| respondent | Suttles, Tax Collector of Fulton County, Georgia ⓘ |
| shortName | Breedlove v. Suttles ⓘ |
| stateLawInvolved | Georgia poll tax law ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
poll tax
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voter qualification ⓘ |
| subsequentDevelopment |
poll taxes in federal elections prohibited by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment
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poll taxes in state elections held unconstitutional in Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections ⓘ |
| term | October Term 1937 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period in United States history ⓘ |
| voteRequirementAddressed | payment of poll tax as condition to vote ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Breedlove v. Suttles Description of subject: Breedlove v. Suttles was a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state poll taxes as constitutional, reinforcing barriers to voting until later overturned during the civil rights era.
Referenced by (4)
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Breedlove v. Suttles
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fullName
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Nolan Breedlove v. S. Guyt McCall, Tax Collector of Fulton County, Georgia, et al., substituted by Suttles
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linked to: Breedlove v. Suttles