Legal Opinion
Michael L. Shakman and Paul M. Lurie v. The Democratic Organization of Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 1970No. 18043_1PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
This action challenges the use of patronage in the city of Chicago and Cook County in a manner which allegedly puts at an electoral disadvantage those who desire the election of candidates in opposition to those in power. In briefest outline, plaintiffs allege that officers of the city and county require city and county employees, as a condition of holding their jobs and drawing their salaries from the public treasuries, to furnish votes, campaign work, and money to elect candidates chosen by the regular democratic organization, and that this practice makes more…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Donald C. Tomczak v. The City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Robert Briscoe v. Stanley T. Kusper, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Illinois State Employees Union, Council 34 v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- William W. Winpisinger v. Jack Watson, Secretary of the Cabinet and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental AffairsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
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