Legal Opinion
Powell v. Power
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 23, 1970No. 505, Docket 35671PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
Six voters in a Congressional primary election seek a federal remedy for errors committed by state election officials in permitting a number of individuals to east ballots who under state law were not qualified to vote. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, are said to authorize the federal courts to remedy such unintended irregularities. Finding no warrant for the plaintiffs’ novel view of these enactments, we affirm the district court’s denial of relief.
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In the 1970 Democratic primary election in New York’s 18th…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Oregon v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Elizabeth B. Duncan v. David B. PoythressCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Robert Hennings v. Harry Grafton, in Capacity as County ClerkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Bonas v. Town of North SmithfieldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
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