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James R. Adams v. Reuben O'd. Askew, as Governor of the State of Florida

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1975No. 73--3927PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Circuit.Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants, James R. Adams, James B. Sanderlin and Jack Murphy brought suit below as a class action on behalf of all candidates for state office in Florida who qualified in 1972 by paying the filing fees imposed by Fla.Stat. Secs. 99.061, 99.092, 103.121 and 105.-031(3), seeking both a declaratory decree under Title 28, U.S.C., Sec. 2201 that the statutes were unconstitutional, and a refund of the filing fees. 1 Jurisdiction was invoked pursuant to Title 42, U.S.C., Sec. 1983 and Title 28, U.S.C., Sec. 1343.

Fla.Stat. Secs. 99.061, 99.092, and 103.-121…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. RainesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Lubin v. PanishSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In Re Plywood Antitrust Litigation. French Quarter Apartments, Ltd. v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P. C., Movants-Appellees. Willamette Industries, Inc. v. Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P. C., Movants-Appellees. Lyman Lamb Co. v. Georgia-Pacific CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Steven Biener Carol Greenway v. Frank Calio, the Honorable, State Election Commissioner Democratic Party of the State of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  3. Belitskus v. PizzingrilliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  4. Seminole Tribe Of Florida v. ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Center for Individual Freedom v. CarmoucheCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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