Legal Opinion
Mississippi State Democratic Party v. Barbour
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2008No. 07-60667PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs Mississippi Democratic Party and Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee filed a declaratory judgment action seeking to overturn as unconstitutional Mississippi’s semi-closed primary 1 statute, Miss.Code Ann. § 23-15-575. They succeeded beyond their expectations when the district court declared the statute unconstitutional and fashioned a sweeping injunction that required not only party registration but also photo identification in order to vote in a party’s primary. The court’s ruling spawned a free-for-all on appeal. Plaintiffs themselves…
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