Katzenbach v. Morgan

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Katzenbach v. Morgan
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 18, 1966 Decided June 13, 1966
Full case name	Nicholas Katzenbach, Attorney General, et al. v. Morgan et ux.
Citations	384 U.S. 641 (more) 86 S. Ct. 1717; 16 L. Ed. 2d 828; 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1337
Case history
Prior	Judgment for plaintiffs, Morgan v. Katzenbach, 247 F. Supp. 196 (D.D.C. 1966)
Holding
Congress may enact laws stemming from its 14th Amendment enforcement power that increase the rights of citizens beyond what the judiciary has recognized.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · William O. Douglas Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Abe Fortas
Case opinions
Majority	Brennan, joined by Warren, Black, Clark, White, Fortas
Concurrence	Douglas
Dissent	Harlan, joined by Stewart
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV; Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 4(e)

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Katzenbach v. Morgan

Katzenbach v. Morgan, 384 U.S. 641 (1966), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the power of Congress, pursuant to Section 5 of the 14th Amendment, to enact laws that enforce and interpret provisions of the Constitution.^[1]