Legal Opinion
Constitution Party v. Cortes
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 2, 2016No. 15-3046PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
While the outcome of this case may yield major consequences, we are, as the Commonwealth concedes, confronted with two “relatively narrow” and “more technical issues” on appeal. Appellants’ Br. 3. This lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of two provisions of Pennsylvania’s election code: 25 Pa. Stat. Ann. §§ 2911(b) and 2937. These provisions, respectively, (1) regulate the number of signatures required to attain a position on the general election ballot and (2) govern the process by which private individuals can sue in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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