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Legal Citation: 405 U.S. 330 (1972)

Appellant
Winfield C. Dunn, Governor of Tennessee

Appellee
James F. Blumstein

Appellant's Claim
That the state of Tennessee's durational residency requirement for suffrage was constitutional.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Robert H. Roberts

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
James F. Blumstein

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall (writing for the Court), Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr. (Lewis F. Powell, Jr., and William H. Rehnquist did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
21 March 1972

Decision
The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's durational residency requirement was unconstitutional.