Legal Opinion
O’BRIEN Et Al. v. SKINNER, SHERIFF, Et Al.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 6, 1972No. A-484PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Marshall, Circuit Justice.
Applicants, 72 prisoners in County Jail' in Monroe County, New York, applied to me in my capacity as a Circuit Justice for a stay of a New York Court of Appeals judgment entered November 3, 1972.
The applicants are either convicted misdemeanants or persons who have been convicted of no crime but are awaiting trial. New York law makes no provision for the disfranchisement of these groups. Nonetheless, applicants allege that they have been prevented from registering to vote because correctional and election officials have refused to provide them with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Andrew C. Goosby, Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia, Pa. v. Maurice S. Osser, City Commissioner, City Hall Annex, Philadelphia, Pa.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
3Cited by7 opinions
- Graddick, Attorney General of Alabama v. Newman Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Eric Walgren v. Merle HowesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Schwartz v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Bigger v. City of PontiacMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Blodgett v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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