Legal Opinion
Clingman v. Beaver
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 23, 2005No. 04-37PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Oklahoma has a semiclosed primary system, in which a political party may invite only its own party members and voters registered as Independents to vote in the party’s primary. The Court of Appeals held that this system violates the right to freedom of association of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma (LPO) and several Oklahomans who are registered members of the Republican and Democratic Parties. We hold that it does not.
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Oklahoma’s election laws provide that only registered members of a political party may vote in the party’s primary, *585see Okla. Stat. Ann., Tit. 26, § 1-104(A) (West 1997),…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by228 opinions
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