Legal Opinion
Kauffman v. Osser
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 70-2432PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, registered voters who are enrolled as members of the Democratic Party, seek injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 19831 restraining the defendant state election officials from issuing and counting civilian absentee ballots in general elections2 pursuant to Pub.L. No. 375 (Dec. 11, 1968), which amended the absentee voter provisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Election Code of 1937, 25 Pa.Stat.Ann. § 3149.1 (1963), as amended, 25 Pa.Stat. Ann. § 3146.1 (Supp.1970). The plaintiffs also seek a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ex Parte YarbroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Trinsey v. COM. OF PA., DEPT. OF STATEDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Williams v. OsserDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Pierce v. Allegheny County Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
- In re Petition to Establish Election Districts, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1983