Legal Opinion
The Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican Party the Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican Party
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 23, 1976No. 74-1337, 74-1358PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
For the third time in four years, this court confronts a challenge from within one of the two major national political parties to the formula fixed by it for the allocation of delegates to its quadrennial national convention. In the earlier instances, divisions of this court held such challenges to be unavailing for want of merit. Today, for the reasons set forth hereinafter, the court en banc reaches the same result with respect to the present appeal.
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The subject of the appeal is the delegate allocation formula adopted by the National Republican Party for its 1976…
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