Legal Opinion
Curry v. Baker
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1986No. 86-7639PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This court has before it for appellate review the latest trial court ruling concerning the 1986 gubernatorial primary of the Alabama Democratic Party. Subject to specific exceptions, federal courts should not be involved in settling state election *1305disputes. Sound reasons grounded in both law and public policy establish that far better forums for disputes involving elections to state offices are found in the party machinery and the court system of the affected state. We follow that policy here.
The defendants appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for…
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