Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 1992No. 92-AA-805, 92-AA-871PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Before us for expedited review is a decision of the Board of Elections and Ethics that Marion Barry, Jr., a prospective candidate for a seat on the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 8, is not disqualified by the one-year residency provision of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, codified at D.C.Code § 1-225 (1987). Petitioner has filed two separate petitions with us in connection with this matter. We must dismiss the first petition for want of jurisdiction. The second petition, taken from the decision of the Board…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Barney v. OelrichsSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Kamins v. Board of Elections, District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Consumer Party v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- District of Columbia v. H. J. B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Braddock v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Hester v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
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