Legal Opinion
Clough v. Guzzi
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 9, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-2007-GPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
In this action brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201, plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that sections 34 and 45 of chapter 53 and sections 33, 41 and 42 of chapter 54 of the Massachusetts General Laws are unconstitutional as violative of rights guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment. The challenged statutes provide that the official ballots in primary and final elections shall list incumbents first, followed by other can didates in alphabetical order, and shall designate incumbents as candidates for re-election. 1
Jurisdiction is asserted under 42…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Harley McLain v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State and Allen Olson, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Peterson v. StaffordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Libertarian Party of Virginia v. AlcornCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
- Bachrach v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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