Legal Opinion
Edward W. Gjertsen and Ed H. Smith v. The Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1984No. 84-1373, 84-1379PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in these consolidated civil rights suits brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 consist of persons who either were candidates for Ward Committeeman of either the Democratic or Republican Party in the primary election that was held on March 20, 1984, in Chicago, or wanted to vote for these candidates. The suits were brought early in 1984, and principally sought to enjoin the City’s Board of Election Commissioners from enforcing a statute that requires a candidate for Ward Committeeman who wants to appear on the ballot in the primary to get valid signatures on his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Moore v. OgilvieSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Technical Publishing Company, Division of Dun-Donnelley Publishing Corporation v. Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, and Chicago Mercantile ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Brockington v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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