Legal Opinion
Pitts v. Black
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 9, 1984No. 84 Civ. 5270 (MJL)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LOWE, District Judge.
Who are to be the electors ... ? Not the rich more than the poor, not the learned, more than the ignorant, not the haughty heirs of distinguished names, more than the humble sons of obscure and unpropitious fortune. The electors are to be the great body of the people of the United States.
The Federalist No. 57 (J. Madison)
The plaintiff class seeks a permanent injunction and a declaratory judgment prohibiting the present practice of the New York City Board of Elections (“City Board”), acting with the advice and support of the New York State Board…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Fischer v. StoutAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
- Collier v. MenzelCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- Wit v. BermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Williams-Godfrey v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Wit v. BermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
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