Legal Opinion
McLain v. Meier
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided July 15, 1980No. Civ. A78-3075PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BENSON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Harley McLain, with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the constitutionality of three North Dakota election laws alleging the statutes operate to infringe upon his rights guaranteed him under the first and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
Section 16-04-20 of the North Dakota Century Code 1 requires a third party to obtain 15,000 signatures by June 1 of an election year in order to become a recognized party entitled to a separate column on…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Harley McLain v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State and Allen Olson, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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