Powell v. McCormack
| Powell v. McCormack | |
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| Argued April 21, 1969 Decided June 16, 1969 | |
| Full case name | Adam Clayton Powell Jr., et al. v. John William McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al. |
| Citations | 395 U.S. 486 (more) 89 S. Ct. 1944; 23 L. Ed. 2d 491; 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3103 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 266 F. Supp. 354 (D.D.C. 1967); 395 F.2d 577 (D.C. Cir. 1968) |
| Holding | |
| The House of Representative may not exclude a duly elected representative for any reason unless it is mentioned in the Qualifications of Members Clause. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by Black, Douglas, Harlan, Brennan, White, Marshall |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Dissent | Stewart |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. I § 2, cl. 2 | |
Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969), is a United States Supreme Court case that held that the Qualifications of Members Clause of Article I of the US Constitution is an exclusive list of qualifications of members of the House of Representatives, which may exclude a duly elected member for only those reasons enumerated in that clause.