Legal Opinion
Bachur v. Democratic National Party
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 29, 1987No. Civ. B-84-1965PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. BLACK, Jr., District Judge.
This litigation raises a series of complex legal questions at the heart of, and fundamental to, our democratic electoral system. The precise focus of the Court’s inquiry is the delegate selection process for the 1984 Democratic National Convention utilized in the State of Maryland by the Maryland State Democratic Party. The questions presented implicate the frontiers of constitutional law and affirmative action and require difficult legal, political, and sociological judgments; basic issues are presented, such as the right of a citizen to vote…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Nicholas Bachur, Sr. v. Democratic National Party Democratic National Committee Maryland State Democratic Party Marie M. Garber, in Her Official Capacity as Administrator of the Maryland State Administrative Board of Election Laws the National Organization for Women (Now), the Fund for the Feminist Majority and the National Women's Political Caucus (Nwpc) the New York State Democratic Committee (Nysdc) the West Virginia Democratic Party, Defendants-Amici Curiae. Nicholas Bachur, Sr. v. Maryland State Democratic Party the National Organization for Women (Now), the Fund for the Feminist Majority and the National Women's Political Caucus (Nwpc) the New York State Democratic Committee (Nysdc) the West Virginia Democratic Party, Defendants-Amici Curiae, and the Democratic National Party Democratic National Committee Marie M. Garber, in Her Official Capacity as Administrator of the Maryland State Administrative Board of Election Laws, Nicholas Bachur, Sr. v. Marie M. Garber, in Her Official Capacity as Administrator of the Maryland State Administrative Board of Election Laws the National Organization for Women (Now), the Fund for the Feminist Majority and the National Women's Political Caucus (Nwpc) the New York State Democratic Committee (Nysdc) the West Virginia Democratic Party, Defendants-Amici Curiae, and Democratic National Party Democratic National Committee Maryland State Democratic PartyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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