Legal Opinion
Florida Democratic Party v. Scott
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided October 10, 2016No. Case No. 4:16cv626-MW/CASPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
Mark E. Walker United States District Judge
“No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the *1254election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined.” Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1, 17, 84 S.Ct. 526, 11 L.Ed.2d 481 (1964). That right is no less sacrosanct for aspiring eligible voters than it is for current eligible voters.
This case involves the upcoming election. Florida’s voter registration deadline for the 2016…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by18 opinions
- League of Women Voters of Fla., Inc. v. DetznerDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 2018
- Gallardo ex rel. Vassallo v. DudekDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 2017
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- Arizonans for Fair Elections v. HobbsDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2020
- Arizonans for Second Chances v. HobbsArizona Supreme Court · 2020
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