Legal Opinion
LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. Gardner
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided February 18, 2010No. Civil 08-cv-367-JMPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiffs, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (“LPNH”) its chairman Brendan Kelly, Libertarian Party supporter Hardy Macia, and Libertarian candidates for the 2008 presidential election “Bob” Barr and his running mate, Wayne A. Root, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action contending New Hampshire’s statutory scheme for placing names of candidates on the general election ballot violates their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. They initially sought both injunctive and declaratory relief but now seek only a declaration that the…
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