Legal Opinion
Christopher P. Bohus v. Board of Election Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 1971No. 71-1183PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, the Republican candidate for City Clerk of Chicago in the April, 1971 election, filed a complaint prior to the election date seeking injunc-tive and declaratory relief against the Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago. His complaint alleged that the habitual placement of Democratic candidates on the top line of the ballot by the Commission was a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Relief was sought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202.
The placement of candidates and parties on the ballot…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bernard Weisberg v. Paul Powell, Individually and as Secretary of State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Alfred Griffin v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Harley McLain v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State and Allen Olson, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Susan C. Hileman v. Louis MazeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Shakman v. DunneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Sangmeister v. WoodardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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