Legal Opinion
Barry v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 14, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-127PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Marion Barry is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia seeking election in the fall as Mayor. Together with eight of his supporters, each a registered voter in one of the District’s eight wards, he sues for a declaration and injunction voiding § 15(b) of the District of Columbia Election Act, as amended, D.C.Code § l-1115(b) (Supp. IV 1977), on the grounds that it violates rights guaranteed them under the First and Fifth Amendments. Defendants are the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics and two of its members. 1…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Fashing v. MooreDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1980
- Segars v. Fulton County, Ga.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
- MacKenzie v. SnowDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1987