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Pratt v. Begley

Pratt v. Begley, Secretary of State of Kentucky

Pratt v. Begley, 409 U.S. 943 (1972)
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Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
October 24, 1972
Docket
No. 70-48
Judges
Brennan, Douglas, Jurisdiction, Set, Would
Citations
409 U.S. 94393 S. Ct. 28234 L. Ed. 2d 2141972 U.S. LEXIS 916
Cited by 40 1 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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Affirmed on appeal from D. C. E. D. Ky.

Mr. Justice Douglas, Mr. Justice Brennan, and Mr. Justice Marshall would note probable jurisdiction and set case for oral argument.

How later courts describe this case

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  • (The statute upheld required all candidates to file nominating petitions no later than March 31, 1970, which was 55 days before the primary elections and seven months in advance of the general election.)
    Rock v. Bryant, 459 F. Supp. 64 (E.D. Ark. 1978)

Cited by 40 cases

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1972: 11973: 21974: 41975: 31976: 41977: 21978: 21980: 71981: 31984: 11991: 11992: 11994: 11996: 31998: 12001: 12003: 12010: 12017: 119722026peak 1980 · 7

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Mission Bay Campland, Inc. v. Sumner Financial Corp.72 F.R.D. 464 (M.D. Fla. 1976)
  2. Greaves v. Mills497 F. Supp. 283 (E.D. Ky. 1980)
  3. IOWA NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Mitchell305 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa 1981)
  4. Scott v. American Tobacco Co., Inc.36 So. 3d 1046 (La. Ct. App. 2010)
  5. Rockefeller v. Powers917 F. Supp. 155 (E.D.N.Y. 1996)
  6. John B. Anderson v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Ohio664 F.2d 554 (6th Cir. 1981)

Most recent

  1. Constitution Party of Pennsylv v. Pedro Cortes877 F.3d 480 (3d Cir. 2017)
  2. Scott v. American Tobacco Co., Inc.36 So. 3d 1046 (La. Ct. App. 2010)
  3. Brewton v. Underwriters Ins. Co.848 So. 2d 586 (La. 2003)
  4. Riddle v. Bickford785 So. 2d 795 (La. 2001)
  5. In re Nomination Petition of Berg712 A.2d 340 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998)
  6. Blanchard v. City Parish of East Baton Rouge674 So. 2d 317 (La. Ct. App. 1996)

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