Legal Opinion
Fishbeck v. Hechler
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1996No. 95-1951PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DONALD S. RUSSELL wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL joined. Judge PAYNE wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
DONALD S. RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The state and national Libertarian Party and two of its members1 challenge West Virginia’s primary-election-eve deadline for filing nominating petitions as an unconstitutional restriction on access to the ballot.
In 1992, the Libertarian Party (the “Party”) sought to place Karl Hess on the general election ballot in West Virginia as the Party’s candidate for governor. Because the Party had not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Norman v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Socialist Workers Party v. HechlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Socialist Workers Party v. HechlerDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1988
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3Cited by16 opinions
- The Council Of Alternative Political Parties v. Lonna R. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- George R. ("Tex") Wood v. Bruce Meadows, Secretary of the State Board of Elections, Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- George R. Wood, A/K/A George R. "Tex" Wood v. M. Bruce Meadows, Secretary of the State Board of Elections, Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Council of Alternative Political Parties v. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Delaney v. BartlettDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2004
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