Legal Opinion
Smith v. State Executive Committee of Dem. Party of Ga.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided August 23, 1968No. Civ. A. 11709, 11964PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIDNEY O. SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
These are two cases filed against the State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia by members of the party. No. 11,709 was filed as a single-judge case and in it the plaintiffs contend that they are denied the equal protection guaranteed by the United States Constitution in the administration of the party under its rules and regulations, specifically, that such rights were denied in the selection of delegates to the National Democratic Convention. No. 11,964 was filed as a three-judge case and in it, the plaintiffs likewise attack the rules…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Cousins v. WigodaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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- O'BRIEN v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Seale v. MansonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1971
- The State of Georgia v. The National Democratic PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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