Legal Opinion
Hudler v. Austin
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 18, 1976No. Civ. 6-71189 and 6-71249PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GUY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action challenge the constitutionality of certain of Michigan’s election statutes, i. e., M.C.L.A. § 168.685 and §§ 168.560a and 168.560b, providing for the qualification of “new” parties for general election ballot positions. “New” parties are those parties who either failed to run candidates for office in the last state-wide election or whose principal candidate failed to obtain 1% of the total number of votes cast for the successful candidate for Secretary of State in such election. M.C.L.A. § 168.560a.
Prior to the passage of the challenged…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Socialist Workers Party v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Kay v. MillsDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1980
- Libertarian Party of Nebraska v. BeermannDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1984
- McCarthy v. AustinDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1976
- Socialist Workers Party Leroy Watson Louise Pittell and Dean Peoples v. Secretary of State of the State of Washington, Ralph MunroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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