New York State Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres
2008 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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N.Y. State Bd. of Elections v. Lopez Torres, 552 U.S. 196 (2008), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court that involved a constitutional challenge brought against New York State's judicial election law, alleging that it unfairly prevented candidates from obtaining access to the ballot. The Supreme Court rejected this challenge and held that the state's election laws did not infringe upon candidates' First Amendment associational rights. Several concurring justices emphasized, however, that their decision reflected only the constitutionality of the state's election system, and not its wisdom or merit.
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Quick Facts New York State Bd. of Elections v. Lopez Torres, Argued October 3, 2007 Decided January 16, 2008 ...
New York State Bd. of Elections v. Lopez Torres | |
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Argued October 3, 2007 Decided January 16, 2008 | |
Full case name | New York State Board of Elections, et al. v. Margarita Lopez Torres, et al. |
Docket no. | 06-766 |
Citations | 552 U.S. 196 (more) 128 S. Ct. 791; 169 L. Ed. 2d 665; 2008 U.S. LEXIS 1093; 76 U.S.L.W. 4052; 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 42 |
Case history | |
Prior | 411 F. Supp. 2d 212 (E.D.N.Y 2006), aff'd, 462 F.3d 161 (2nd Cir. 2006). |
Holding | |
The court upheld New York's party-based judicial election laws. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito |
Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Souter |
Concurrence | Kennedy (in judgment), joined by Breyer (Part II) |
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