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Tennessee Libertarian Party v. Democratic Party

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 25, 1977PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WM. M. LEECH, Special Justice.

The Tennessee Libertarian Party, by James E. Forrester, Chairman, and other officers and members of said political party, filed a complaint, in the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee, against the Tennessee Republican Party, the Tennessee Democratic Party, the Election Coordinator and the Attorney General for the State of Tennessee, for a declaratory judgment seeking to have the Tennessee Election Code declared to be unconstitutional.

The Chancellor, Honorable Ben H. Cantrell, held the statutes to be constitutional and dismissed the suit. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. American Party of Texas v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Ledgerwood v. PittsTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
  5. State ex rel. Fitz v. JensenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Green Party of Tennessee v. HargettDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2012
  2. Libertarian Party of Tennessee v. GoinsDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2010
  3. Green Party of Tennessee v. HargettDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2014
  4. Green Party v. HargettDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2013

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