THE SUPPORT OR ADVOCACY CLAUSE OF § 1985(3)

Julieta Garibay received an unexpected message in January 2019. Despite Garibay's status as a naturalized citizen, Texas officials were investigating her voter registration. Garibay had appeared on a list of "Possible Non U.S. Citizens" created by the Texas Secretary of State. The Sec...

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Published in:Harvard law review 2020-02, Vol.133 (4), p.1382-1403
Main Author: Harvard Law Review
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ADVOCACY
Citizenship
Civil rights
Civil war
Counties
Criminal liability
DISCRIMINATION
Habeas corpus
Liability
Penalties
Secret societies
Secretaries of state
State court decisions
Suffrage
Suspension
U.S. states
Voter registration
Voting rights
WAR
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Summary:Julieta Garibay received an unexpected message in January 2019. Despite Garibay's status as a naturalized citizen, Texas officials were investigating her voter registration. Garibay had appeared on a list of "Possible Non U.S. Citizens" created by the Texas Secretary of State. The Secretary had instructed Texas counties to use the list for voter roll maintenance, suggesting the counties should require those listed to prove their U.S. citizenship. Garibay told media outlets that she "felt outraged... They basically accused me - and thousands of others - of committing fraud." She and several coplaintiffs sought damages and other relief in a class lawsuit. In addition to bringing claims under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and the Civil Rights Act, Garibay and her coplaintiffs also alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3), a provision of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871.
ISSN:0017-811X
2161-976X