Legal Opinion
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Blackwell
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided December 2, 2005No. 3:05CV7309PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARR, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs League of Women. Voters, et al. (LWV) bring this action against defen dants J. Kenneth Blackwell, Secretary of State of Ohio, and Bob Taft, Governor of Ohio, under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), 42 U.S.C. § 15801; 42 U.S.C. § 1983; and the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. LWV alleges that Secretary Blackwell and Governor Taft administer a voting process which systematically impairs Ohio citizens’ voting rights. Jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
Pending is defendants’ motion to dismiss all claims pursuant to…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by6 opinions
- League of Women Voters of Ohio v. BrunnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
- Hunt v. City of Toledo Law DepartmentDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2012
- Morrison v. Board of Trustees of Green Tp.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 2007
- Hunter v. Hamilton County Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2012
- League of Women Voters of Ohio v. BrunnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
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