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Griffith v. Nixon

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 17, 1975No. 825, Docket 74-2469PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Per curiam

Article II of the Constitution provides that the President of the United States shall hold his office for a term of four years, that he shall be elected at a time to be chosen by the Congress and that he shall be removed by impeachment and conviction.

*1196The complaint in this pro se class action, brought on behalf of fifty million registered voters, sought a District Court order nullifying the 1972 presidential election and directing the holding of a new election on November 5, 1974. The District Judge wisely decided that his duty was limited to interpreting the Constitution, not rewriting it.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Green v. LairdDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Micklus, Gregory Bernard v. Carlson, Norman, Director, U. S. Bureau of Prisons Fenton, Charles, Warden, U.S.P. Lewisburg, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  2. Ecclesiastical Order of the Ism of Am, Inc. v. ChasinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  3. John Briggs v. Guy Goodwin, Individually and as Attorney for the Department of Justice (Stafford)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  4. Thomas M. Armstrong v. Robert Sears, Ulises Delgado, John Rice, and Frederick MaranoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  5. Pollack v. MeeseDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990

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