Legal Opinion

Kurzon v. Democratic National Committee

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 18, 2016No. 16-CV-4114 (JPO)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge:

Plaintiff Jeffrey Mead Kurzon filed the complaint in this action against the Democratic National Committee and the New York State Democratic Committee on June 3, 2016. In his complaint, Kurzon alleges that the process used by Defendants for selecting a nominee for President of the United States at the National Convention of the Democratic Party—in particular, the use of unpledged delegates, also known as “superdelegates”—violates his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights and is a breach of contract. Kurzon has moved for a preliminary injunction…

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