Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party of South Dakota v. Kundert
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided January 25, 1984No. CIV. 83-3071PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, the Libertarian Party of South Dakota and certain individuals associated with the party, challenge as unconstitutional two provisions of South Dakota’s election laws which regulate the manner in which a minority political party may gain access to the primary election ballot in South Dakota. Plaintiffs proceed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and this court exercises subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(a)(3). The two provisions challenged are contained in subsections (2) and (3) of S.D.C.L. § 12-5-1 as follows:
A new political…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Erard v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2012
- Socialist Workers Party v. HechlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Libertarian Party of Nebraska v. BeermannDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1984
- Libertarian Party of Nevada v. SwackhamerDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1986
- Green Party of Tennessee v. HargettDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2012
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