Ted Siff v. The State Democratic Executive Committee

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Texas Law1 sets major political party conventions on the third Tuesday in September. This year, and not again this century, the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana commence on that day. Plaintiffs are eleven convention delegates adhering to the Jewish faith, who have sought a short postponement of the convention to avoid this conflict from the State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) and from the District Court without success and who now bring to us their claims of constitutional infringement.

I. PROCEDURAL POSTURE

Appellants seek an injunction pending appeal from the…