Legal Opinion
Davis v. Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided August 5, 1970PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Black, Circuit Justice.
The State of Florida has enacted a law that requires the incumbent of a state elective office to resign before he can become a candidate for another office. Fla. Laws 1970, c. 70-80. The validity of this enactment is challenged because the Florida Secretary of State has applied it to bar the candidacies for the United States House of Representatives of William E. Davis, currently sheriff •of Escambia County, Florida, and James J. Ward, Jr., currently mayor of the city of Plantation, Florida. The Supreme Court of Florida has upheld the actions of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stack v. AdamsDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1970
- State Ex Rel. Davis v. AdamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
3Cited by17 opinions
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