Legal Opinion
Barr v. Galvin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 17, 2009No. Civil Action 08-11340-NMGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
In September, 2008, the Court entered a preliminary injunction ordering the defendant in this case, William F. Galvin (“Galvin”), in his capacity as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to place the names of Bob Barr (“Barr”) and Wayne A. Root (“Root”) as the Libertarian candidates for president and vice president, respectively, on the Massachusetts ballot for the 2008 presidential election. The parties have now filed cross-motions for summary judgment.
I. Background
A. Factual Background
Because the Libertarian Party is not one of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Barr v. GalvinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- Libertarian Ass'n v. Secretary of CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. GardnerDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2010
- Libertarian Party NH v. GardnerDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2010