Legal Opinion
Cain v. New York State Board of Elections
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 5, 1986No. CV 85-1924PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs John T. Cain (“Cain”) and Michael J. Fahy (“Fahy”) bring this action against the New York State Board of Elections and its Commissioners (“Board”), and Denis Dillon, District Attorney of Nassau County (“Dillon”), asserting wrongdoing in the administration and application of state election laws. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that defendants have engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutionally preventing insurgent candidates in New York’s major political parties from challenging incumbents by, among other methods, the selective…
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