Legal Opinion
Socialist Workers Party v. Hardy
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 5, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-2211PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EDWARD J. BOYLE, Sr., District Judge:
Plaintiffs in this Section 1983 action are the Socialist Workers Party, 1 prospective candidates for mayor and city councilman for the City of New Orleans, and several registered voters who allege a desire to vote for these candidates should they qualify. They seek injunctive and declaratory relief from the requirements of LSA-R.S. 14:372, which provides, in substance, that no person can become a candidate for any public office in Louisiana unless the prospective candidate, attaches to and files with his nominating papers a sworn…
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