Legal Opinion
MacBride v. Exon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1977No. 76-1925PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
In 1976 appellee, Roger MacBride, and David Bergland were, respectively, the duly nominated candidates of the Libertarian Party for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States. Efforts of Nebraska supporters of the Libertarian Party to place MacBride’s name on the Nebraska general election ballot were frustrated by the application to him of the provisions of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 32-526,1 which relates to the formation of new political parties in the state. When it developed that the Secretary of State of Nebraska was not authorized by Nebraska law to put…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Harley McLain v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State and Allen Olson, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Libertarian Party Of Ohio v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Harley McLain v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State and Allen Olsen, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Bracco v. LacknerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1978
- Anderson v. MorrisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1980
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