Legal Opinion
Consumer Party v. Davis
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 9, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-0836PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, the Consumer Party and several of its officers, candidates and members, sought preliminary and permanent injunctive and declaratory relief prohibiting the enforcement of Act 190 of 1984, 25 Pa.C.S.A. § 912.1, against the Consumer Party. There is jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343(1), (3), (4) and 2201. 1 Plaintiffs contended that the challenged state legislation, substantially increasing the number of signatures required to nominate candidates in the primary election,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Weinberger v. Romero-BarceloSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Consumer Party v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Consumer Party v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Williams-Godfrey v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Libertarian Party v. DiamondDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1992
- Campbell v. HullDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1999
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