Legal Opinion
David Bergland, the Citizens Party of Georgia, Intervenors-Appellants, Gene K. Robinson, Intervenor-Appellant v. Joe Frank Harris
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1985No. 84-8701PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this ballot access case, plaintiffs claim that certain provisions of the Georgia Election Code violate their constitutional rights to vote, to free speech and political association, and to equal protection of the law. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. Because the record is inadequate to properly apply the constitutional standards announced by the Supreme Court in Anderson v. Celebrezze, 460 U.S. 780, 103 S.Ct. 1564, 75 L.Ed.2d 547 (1983), we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
On July 2, 1984, in the heat of the 1984…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mandel v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
- The New Alliance Party of Alabama Michael Jeter and Nathaniel Ivory v. Perry A. Hand, Secretary of State for the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Fulani v. KrivanekCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Fulani v. KrivanekCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Green Party v. KempDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- Green v. MorthamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
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