Legal Opinion
LoFrisco v. Schaffer
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 25, 1972No. Civ. B-383PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Anthony LoFrisco challenges the Connecticut Minority Representation statute, C.G.S.A. § 9-167a, 1 and the specific statutes directed at elections for Boards of Education in the localities in the state. C.G.S.A. §§ 9-204, 2 and 9-414. 3 He claims that the limitation on the number of candidates his party can nominate for the vacancies on the board and the limit on the number for whom he can vote deny him the vote in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and dilute his vote by permitting relatively few voters to elect a candidate to a vacancy…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cipriano v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Angel Manuel Cintron Garcia v. Carlos Romero Barcelo, Etc., Partido Popular DemocraticoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Walter S. Farley, Jr. v. Walter S. Farley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Common Cause Indiana v. Individual Members of the Indiana Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Earl Panior and William M. Johnson, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Iberville Parish School Board, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- James Adams v. Governor of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
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