Legal Opinion
League of Women Voters v. Diamond
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 1, 1996No. 96-1350PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the denial of a motion for preliminary injunctive relief. Plaintiffs, who include two incumbent state legislators and four of their supporters, challenge the validity of the Maine Term Limitation Act of 1993. 21-A Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 551-54. On April 10, 1996, the date their notice of appeal was filed, plaintiffs moved for an expedited briefing schedule and requested that a decision from this court issue by “the end of April” — a circumstance prompted by the need to prepare absentee ballots in time for the June 11 state primary. Comprehensive briefs have been submitted…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Clements v. FashingSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court Given Under the Provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of the ConstitutionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
- Bates v. JonesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1995
3Cited by8 opinions
- Jones v. BatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Bates v. JonesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1997
- Worthy v. MichiganDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9535, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,471 Tom Bates Edward H. Lyman Richard Sterling Ardis Graham Richard D. Lewis Lawrence J. Buchalter Jonathan Browning Rachel Sherman Martha A. Escutia Sylvia Hernandez Ana Rosa Pena Claudia Navar Barbara J. Friedman Susan Zarakov Harriet Sculley v. Bill Jones, Secretary of the State of California Bradley J. Clark Alameda County Registrar of Voters Conny McCormack Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, and Peter F. Schabarum Lewis K. Uhler Lee A. Phelps National Tax Limitation Committee Alliance of California Taxpayers & Involved Voters, Intervenors-Appellees. Bill Jones, Secretary of the State of California, and Peter F. Schabarum Lewis K. Uhler, Intervenors-Appellants v. Tom Bates Edward H. Lyman Richard D. Lewis Lawrence J. Buchalter Jonathan Browning Rachel Sherman, and National Tax Limitation Committee Alliance of California Taxpayers & Involved Voters, Intervenors v. Bill Jones, Secretary of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- League of Women Voters v. DiamondDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1997
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