Successful federal lawsuit challenging state “verification procedure” for newly registered voters as an illegal literacy test.
Puerto Rican Political Action Committee v. DiStefano
Attorney(s)
Lynette Labinger
Date filed
January 17, 1984
Status
Closed
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