Matters for State Courts

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No Relief from State-Court Judgment Allowing Ballot-Petition Signers to Withdraw Their Signatures

Robert Timothy Reagan

March 27, 2023

Davis v. Stapleton (Dana L. Christensen, D. Mont. 6:20-cv-62)

Federal Court Intervention in a Party-Nomination Dispute

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 23, 2023

Hinkleman v. New York State Board of Elections (David N. Hurd, N.D.N.Y. 5:08-cv-207)
The district judge declined to resolve an intraparty dispute over who would be the party’s nominee in a special legislative election.

Substituting Minor-Party Presidential Candidates

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 23, 2023

Barr v. Galvin (Nathaniel M. Gorton, D. Mass. 1:08-cv-11340)

A Meritless Suit for a Spot on the Ballot Filed by Apparently Fictitious Plaintiffs

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 22, 2023

Cruz v. Board of Elections (Victor Marrero, S.D.N.Y. 1:05-cv-7679)

Refusal to Interfere with State-Court Litigation Over Control of a Minor Party

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 22, 2023

Essenberg v. Berman (Thomas J. McAvoy, N.D.N.Y. 1:00-cv-317)

A Campaign Manager’s Suit to Get His Candidate on the Ballot

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 22, 2023

Woodard v. Allegheny County Board of Elections (Nora Barry Fischer, W.D. Pa. 2:12-cv-535)

Challenge to Removal from Ballot

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 22, 2023

Singleton v. Alabama Democratic Party (Mark E. Fuller, M.D. Ala. 2:04-cv-1027)

State-Court Loss as Res Judicata

Robert Timothy Reagan

March 21, 2023

Kowalski v. Cook County Officers’ Electoral Board (John W. Darrah, N.D. Ill. 1:16-cv-1891)
The federal district judge denied relief to a prospective candidate for county recorder of deeds as barred by res judicata and unsuccessful efforts in state courts.

Pro Se Challenge to a Slate's Ballot Exclusion

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 21, 2023

Sloan v. Kellner (Mae A. D’Agostino, N.D.N.Y. 1:14-cv-1071)
The district court denied an injunction putting plaintiffs on a primary-election ballot on the merits and because of issue preclusion.

Preclearance of a State Supreme-Court Decision That Provisional Ballots Have to Be Cast in the Correct Precinct

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

March 17, 2023

Kindley v. Bartlett (Terrence W. Boyle, E.D.N.C. 5:05-cv-177)

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Matters for State Courts

No Relief from State-Court Judgment Allowing Ballot-Petition Signers to Withdraw Their Signatures

Federal Court Intervention in a Party-Nomination Dispute

Substituting Minor-Party Presidential Candidates

A Meritless Suit for a Spot on the Ballot Filed by Apparently Fictitious Plaintiffs

Refusal to Interfere with State-Court Litigation Over Control of a Minor Party

A Campaign Manager’s Suit to Get His Candidate on the Ballot

Challenge to Removal from Ballot

State-Court Loss as Res Judicata

Pro Se Challenge to a Slate's Ballot Exclusion

Preclearance of a State Supreme-Court Decision That Provisional Ballots Have to Be Cast in the Correct Precinct

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