Legal Opinion

Norman E. Wymbs and Ann R. Cassady v. Republican State Executive Committee of Florida

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 31, 1983No. 82-6066PublishedCited by 120 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal addresses the power of a federal district court (1) to reorder the manner in which the Florida Republican Party selects delegates to the Republican National Convention and (2) to control how the Party’s State Executive Committee conducts its voting when carrying out functions required of it by Florida law. The district court struck down as violative of the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment the rule of the Florida Republican Party that governs the selection of delegates to the national convention. The court also ordered the State Executive…

2Cases cited49 opinions

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  2. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by120 opinions

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