Legal Opinion
Roger Merle Green Party State Committee, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 30, 2003No. 02-3531PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Roger Merle, an employee of the United States Postal Service, wishes to run for Congress and retain his position with the Postal Service. The District Court concluded that the Hatch Act bars him from doing so. We agree and thus affirm.
I. Facts and Procedural History
Merle is a rural letter carrier for the Postal Service in Bridgeton, New Jersey. In June 2002, he filed nominating petitions with the New Jersey Division of Elections seeking qualification as a candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s Second Congressional…
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