Guest opinion column author Paul Summers is a lawyer, a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and ...

The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes and other taxes in federal elections. It was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964. The United States Supreme Court later expanded the reach of the ...

Hey, What About the 24th? The constitutional amendment about voting rights that the Supreme Court forgot. By Bruce Ackerman and Jennifer Nou. May 02, 2008 12:34 PM. Chief Justice Earl Warren.

The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

Hillary Clinton on Wednesday cited the 24th Amendment in response to a Florida bill that would require felons to pay off all their court fees and costs before voting. “The right of citizens of ...

RATIFYING the US Constitution’s 24th amendment was a crucial movement for US citizens. On January 23, 1964, the US passed the 24th Amendment. First proposed by Congress on August 27, 1962, the ...

Fifty years ago today, the 24th Amendment, prohibiting the use of poll taxes as voting qualifications in federal elections, became part of the U.S. Constitution.Poll taxes were among the devices used ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – By 1964, African Americans had had the right to vote for 95 years. They also had varying levels of difficulty exercising that right before the 24th Amendment prohibited poll ...