Legal Opinion
Ficker v. Montgomery County Board of Elections
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 23, 1985No. Civ. A. R-85-4365PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RAMSEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Robin Ficker filed this action for injunctive and declaratory relief challenging the constitutionality of Md.Elec. Code Ann. Art. 33, § 23-5(4) under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. 1 There has been extensive briefing of the issues by counsel for both parties and the Court has heard testimony and oral argument from plaintiff and defendants. Since the facts are virtually uncontested and the issue is almost wholly an issue of law the Court will not make separate findings of fact, but will incorporate them in this…
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