Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party of North Dakota v. Jaeger
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2011No. 10-3212PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
The Libertarian Party of North Dakota and three party candidates from the 2010 North Dakota state elections challenge the constitutionality of North Dakota Century Code § 16.1-11-36. The party and candidates contend this statute as applied to them violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause because it prevented the candidates’ names from appearing on the 2010 general election ballot despite their winning the party’s primary. The party and candidates sought a preliminary injunction, which the North Dakota Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger, who…
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