Legal Opinion
CONSTITUTION PARTY OF, PENN. v. Cortes
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 2010No. 2:09-mj-01691PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
STENGEL, District Judge.
This involves six plaintiffs in search of a case. The Constitution Party of Pennsylvania, The Green Party of Pennsylvania, and the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, and the chairs of the three parties, challenge the constitutionality of certain sections of the Pennsylvania Election Code. They believe the sections place unreasonable burdens on non-major party candidates. 1 The defendants 2 filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint. 3
Because the plaintiffs present no case or controversy as required by Article III of the Constitution, I will dismiss their…
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