Breedlove v. Suttles was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 1937. In this case, the Supreme Court upheld a Georgia law that required men to pay a poll tax before they could vote in primary or general elections. The law disproportionately affected poor and African American men, who were often unable to pay the tax.
The ruling in Breedlove v. Suttles was based on the idea of states' rights, which held that the federal government should not interfere with the ability of states to regulate their own elections. This idea was rooted in the 10th Amendment to the U.S.