Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party of Washington v. Munro
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1994No. 92-36620PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
The Libertarian Party of Washington appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgement in its suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, challenging Washington state election procedures that effectively require minor party candidates to announce their candidacies four to five weeks earlier than major party candidates. Because the challenged procedures have a rational basis and impose only a de minimis burden on the Libertarians’ constitutional rights, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- The Council Of Alternative Political Parties v. Lonna R. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Green Party v. KempDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- Libertarian Party Of Washington v. MunroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Barr v. IrelandDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2008
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