McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of Chicago

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1969-05-05

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Mr. Chief Justice Warren delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellants and the class they represent are unsen-tenced inmates awaiting trial in the Cook County jail who, though they are qualified Cook County electors, cannot readily appear at the polls either because they are charged with nonbailable offenses or because they have been unable to post the bail…

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