Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections

Allison W. Brown, Jr., Washington, D.C., Robert L. Segar, Flint, Mich., and J. A. Jordan, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for appellants.

George D. Gibson, Richmond, Va., for appellees.

Sol. Gen. Thurgood Marshall, for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court.

Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.