Legal Opinion
Henry T. Dart and the Libertarian Party of Louisiana v. James H. Brown, Secretary of State for the State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1983No. 82-3146PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, Henry T. Dart and the Libertarian Party of Louisiana, brought this suit seeking both injunctive relief and a declaration that certain sections of the Louisiana Election Code were unconstitutional. Finding that the Code sections in question, restricting the notation on the ballot of a candidate’s affiliation with an “unrecognized” political party, were constitutional, the district court, following a bench trial, granted judgment for the defendants. We affirm.
On December 18, 1981, Henry T. Dart, a registered member of the Libertarian Party of Louisiana,…
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