Legal Opinion
Carter v. Dies
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided December 21, 1970No. Civ. A. 3-3635-C, 3-3733-C, 3-3739-CPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., District Judge.
In the above cases, the plaintiffs seek an injunction to restrain the enforcement of Tex.Election Code Ann. Arts. 13.07a, 13.08, 13.08a, 13.15, and 13.16, V.A.T.S. (1967) 1 and to have them declared unconstitutional.
*1360These articles require candidates to pay filing fees as a condition to having their names placed on a ballot in a primary election.
The parties have stipulated that Plaintiff William Pate meets all qualifications to be a candidate in the Democratic Primary Elections for the office of County Commissioner of Precinct Four for El Paso County,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Graves v. BarnesDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1972
- Bullock v. CalvertTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- League of United Latin American Citizens v. City of BoerneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- Bolanowski v. RaichDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1971
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