Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Guadagno
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 3, 2011No. Civil Action No. 11-2381-NLHPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION
HILLMAN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court upon the application of the Plaintiff, Frederick Carlton “Carl” Lewis, for a preliminary injunction barring Defendants from removing his name from a primary ballot. Plaintiff contends that the provision of New Jersey’s state constitution relied upon to remove his name from the ballot violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. On April 28, 2011, after a hearing and oral argument, the Court concluded Plaintiff failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits, in that Sununu v. Stark,…
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