Legal Opinion
Perez v. Velez
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 29, 1985No. 85 Civ. 6268 (RLC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
I
In this litigation the plaintiffs, candidates for election to the New York City Council, sought a preliminary injunction to enjoin the New York State Democratic Primary election on September 10, 1985, unless their names were placed on the ballots. The action was purportedly grounded in Sections 2 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1971 et seq., the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, the First, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty-fourth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. An order to show cause was filed with the court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Odessa CARRION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Colucci v. New York Times Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
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