Better Broadview Party v. Walters

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Judge

The Better Broadview Party (the “Party”) is an established political party within the Village of Broadview, Illinois (the “Village”). The Party and four of its members — Judy Brown-Marino, John Ealey, Tara Brewer, and Diane Little — allege that Defendants acted to prevent Ealey, Brewer, and Little from appearing on the ballot for an election of Village trustees, in violation of state law (Count III) and the Fourteenth Amendment (Counts IV and V). See R. l-l.1 Defendants have moved to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims for lack…