Legal Opinion
Constitution Party v. Cortes
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 23, 2015No. Civil Action No. 12-CV-2726PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
STENGEL, District Judge.
This is an action brought by three political parties to challenge a portion of Pennsylvania’s Election Code. The Constitution Party of Pennsylvania (CPPA), the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (LPPA), the Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA), and several party leaders1 contend that the Commonwealth’s ballot access rules violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Specifically, plaintiffs attack 25 P.S. § 2911(b)2 and *48925 P.S. § 29373 which, in combination, force a minority party to assume the risk of incurring…
2Cases cited72 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Constitution Party v. CortesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2016
- Stein v. CortésDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
- ACOSTA v. WOLFDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2020
- Constitution Party of Pennsylv v. Pedro CortesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
- In re: Nom. Papers of C. De la Cruz ~ Obj. of: A. Reber & J. SmuckerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2024
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