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United States v. Harris
law case
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opinion by Woods
- In William B. Woods
…most memorable opinions were in United States v. Harris, which struck down the Ku Klux Klan Act on grounds that the government had no right, under the 14th Amendment, to regulate the activities of individuals, and in Presser v. Illinois, which declared that the Bill of Rights limited the power…
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unconstitutionality of Ku Klux Act
- In Ku Klux Klan: The original Ku Klux Klan
In United States v. Harris in 1882, the Supreme Court declared the Ku Klux Klan Act unconstitutional, but by that time the Klan had practically disappeared.
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