Allen v. Austin
Allen v. Austin, Secretary of State of Michigan
Allen v. Austin, 430 U.S. 924 (1977)
Opinion of the Court
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Affirmed on appeal from D. C. E. D. Mich.
Mr. Justice Stewart, Mr. Justice Blackmun, and Mr. Justice Powell would postpone jurisdiction to a hearing of case on the merits.
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(concluding the new law imposed a prejudicial burden on plaintiffs partly because it required them to regenerate the support of their constituencies)
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(with three justices voting to hear the case on the merits)
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(“A mere plurality pronouncement of this type does not have the binding effect that [defendant] argues for. A trial court does not necessarily err when it does not follow a rule promulgated by only three Justices of the Supreme Court.”)
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