Legal Opinion
Hirschfeld v. Board of Elections
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 21, 1992No. 92 Civ. 6604 (WK)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
Plaintiff Abraham J. Hirschfeld claims that the Board of Elections, by invalidating his nominating petitions as an independent candidate for the 14th Congressional District and refusing to put his name on the ballot as a candidate in the general election, has violated his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and his rights to due process and equal protection of law under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Plaintiff William M. Van Luvender, who signed plaintiff Hirschfeld’s nominating petition, similarly claims…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Williams v. SclafaniDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hirschfeld v. Board of Elections in City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Hirschfeld v. Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Hirschfeld v. SpanakosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Hirschfeld v. SpanakosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Hirschfeld v. SpanakosDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
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