Fifteenth Amendment
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Anderson (1889)
Definitions from Case Law
From 307 U.S. 268 - Lane v. Wilson · 1939Most cited · 995 citing opinions
The Amendment nullifies sophisticated as well as simple-minded modes of discrimination. It hits onerous procedural requirements which effectively handicap exercise of the franchise by the colored race although the abstract right to vote may remain unrestricted as to race.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889