Legal Opinion
Tansley v. Grasso
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 31, 1970No. Civ. A. Nos. 13937-13939PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
CLARIE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs have petitioned the Court to declare unconstitutional and invalid that part of Conn.Gen.Stat. § 9-400,1 which imposes as a condition *515precedent that a prospective candidate receive the support of at least 20% of the delegate strength in a district convention on any roll call vote, in order to qualify to run in a district office primary which would select the party endorsed nominee.2 The plaintiffs represent that they have otherwise satisfied all the requirements of § 9-400.
District conventions are required for the choosing of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Nader v. SchafferDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1976
- Langone v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Raza Unida Party v. BullockDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1972
- Alwin E. Hopfmann v. Michael Joseph ConnollyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Michael Polelle v. Florida Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2025
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