Legal Opinion
Williams v. Osser
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 20, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-979PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAX ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs have instituted a civil rights class action challenging certain statutes and administrative practices relating to voting. Jurisdiction for this three-judge court is asserted under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and (4), and 42 U.S.C. § 1971(d).
Under attack before us on final hearing on the merits is the constitutionality of a section of Pennsylvania’s “First Class City Permanent Registration Act,” 25 P.S. § 623-1 et seq., which provides for removal from the voter registration lists of persons who have not voted at any election or primary during the two…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Walker v. YuchtDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1972
- Angel Ortiz v. City Of Philadelphia Office Of The City Commissioners Voter Registration DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Duprey v. AndersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Ortiz v. City of Philadelphia Office of the City Commissioners Voter Registration DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Ortiz v. City of Philadelphia Office of the City Commissioners Voter Registration DivisionDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
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