· 2/22/1979
Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party
Citations
- 440 U.S. 173
- 99 S. Ct. 983
- 59 L. Ed. 2d 230
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 61
How courts have described this case
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- “[W]e have upheld properly drawn statutes that require a preliminary showing of a significant modicum of support before a candidate or party may appear on the ballot.”
- “[W]e have upheld properly drawn statutes that require a preliminary showing of a significant modicum of support before a candidate or party may appear on the ballot.”
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Judges: Marshall, Brennan, Stewart, White, Blacicmun, Powell, Stevens, Blackmun, Burger, Rehnquist
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