Legal Opinion
Clements v. Fashing
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 9, 1982No. 80-1290PublishedCited by 736 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist, joined by The Chief Justice, Justice Powell, and Justice O’Connor
Appellees in this case challenge two provisions of the Texas Constitution that limit a public official’s ability to become a candidate for another public office. The primary question in this appeal is whether these provisions violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Article III, § 19, of the Texas Constitution provides:
“No judge of any court, Secretary of State, Attorney General, clerk of any court of record, or any person holding a lucrative office under the United States, or this State, or any foreign government shall during the term for which he is elected or…
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