Legal Opinion
Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormick
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 19, 1978No. 77-1250PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal, involving difficult issues of constitutional law and federalism, arises from a dispute over the use of absentee and shut-in ballots in a special Democratic primary election held in the Tenth Ward of Providence, Rhode Island, on March 29, 1977. The primary was held to select the Democratic candidate to run in a special election for a vacancy on the Providence City Council. Thomas McCormick, certified winner of the primary, appeals from the order of the Federal District Court for the District of Rhode Island directing that a new primary be held and…
2Cases cited67 opinions
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- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by210 opinions
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