Legal Opinion
Consumer Party v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 27, 1985No. 85-1219PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Legislators, sharing the human qualities of their constituents, do not always foresee when legislation designed to solve a particular problem may create an equally serious problem. Such was the case when the Pennsylvania General Assembly, in an effort to solve the “ballot clutter” problem on Democratic Party primary election ballots in Philadelphia,1 amended the Pennsylvania Election Code to increase markedly the number of signatures necessary to secure a place on the primary ballot of a political party. 25 P.S. § 2872.1 (referred to hereinafter as…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- American Tobacco Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Henry D. KnightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- American Civil Liberties Union v. RenoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- Samuel Eubanks, M.D. v. Wallace WilkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Smith v. Fidelity Consumer Discount Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Northeast Women's Center, Inc. v. McMonagleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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