Jefferson v. Louisiana Supreme Court (Robert G. James, W.D. La. 3:00-cv-2200)
A judge removed by the state’s supreme court for judicial conduct filed a federal complaint challenging his exclusion from an election to fill his vacant seat. The district judge determined that the federal court lacked jurisdiction to review a state court’s judgment.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; matters for state courts; primary election.
One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.