Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Austin
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided August 27, 1976No. G 76-164PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Before ENGEL, Circuit Judge, FOX, Chief Judge, and MILES, District Judge. MILES, District Judge.
This action challenging the absence of a provision in Michigan’s Election Laws1 whereby an independent candidate for the Presidency of the United States may obtain a position on the general ballot, is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. The parties have stipulated that no issues of fact are in dispute and no need exists for the taking of testimony. The facts may be briefly summarized.
Eugene J. McCarthy is an announced and represents that he is an independent…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Richard B. Kay v. Richard Austin, Secretary of State Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Committee for Constitutional Reform v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Billings v. City of Point PleasantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Peggy Goldman-Frankie v. Richard AustinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1980
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