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Grandfather clause

A grandfather clause, also known as grandfather policy, grandfathering, or being grandfathered in, is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights, or to have been grandfathered in.…

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Grandfather clause

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related to Southern United States · 17
Grandfather clause → African Americans, African-American, Alabama, Although, American Civil War, Fifteenth Amendment, Georgia, Jim Crow, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Racial, Southern, States, The, They, Virginia
related to Further reading · 16
Grandfather clause → Alabama's, Constitution, Constitutional Convention Debates, Disfranchisement, Federal Courts, From Jim Crow, ISBN, Klarman, Legal History, Michael, New York, Oxford University Press, Riser, Supreme Court, The American Journal, Volney
related to Other contexts · 5
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the White Leagueinstance ofParamilitary groups0.80text
Red Shirtsinstance ofParamilitary groups0.80text
and rifle clubs had intimidated black people or barred them from the polls in numerous elections before what they called the Redemptioninstance ofParamilitary groups0.80text
Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingRiser0.60section
Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingVolney0.60section
Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingDisfranchisement0.60section
Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingConstitution0.60section
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Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingAlabama's0.60section
Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingConstitutional Convention Debates0.60section
Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingThe American Journal0.60section
Grandfather clauserelated to Further readingLegal History0.60section

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