Legal Opinion
Green Party of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 30, 2012No. 12-5271PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a facial challenge to several aspects of Tennessee’s statutory scheme for providing ballot access to minor political parties in state and federal elections. Two minor political parties that seek such access — the Green Party of Tennessee and the Constitution Party of Tennessee — brought suit in federal district court in 2011, alleging that (1) the requirements to qualify for the Tennessee ballot as a “recognized minor party” are overly restrictive and thus impermissibly burden their First Amendment rights; (2) the requirements to…
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