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· 1/15/1968

Birns v. Ohio

Citations

  • 389 U.S. 1038
  • 88 S. Ct. 774

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • examining totality of the circumstances, including “testimony to the effect that no candidate could secure the Democratic slot in county races without the support of a group of Hispanics that included some of the plaintiffs”
  • affirming district court’s decision to examine elections in which no minority was a candidate because the evidence showed that a candidate could not receive the nomination and support of the Democratic party without receiving minority support

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