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Modern Data (1946 - 2017) Legacy Data (1791 - 1945) Analysis Results
Analysis Case Detail
Analysis Specifications Analysis Outcome
Unit of Analysis n/a
Analysis Case Count 208 (of 8,245 possible records)
Relevant Scope 1986 - 1986
Using Data Release SCDB_2011_01
Search Reference Code 1101-POTLUCK-3903
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Supreme Court Detail
Case Name
TASHJIAN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT et al.
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Date Decision December 10, 1986
Date Argument October 08, 1986
Decision Type opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations 479 U.S. 208
107 S. Ct. 544
1986 U.S. LEXIS 25
93 L. Ed. 2d 514
Docket 85-766

Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated Connecticut U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Petitioner governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Connecticut
Respondent political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official

Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 3)
CIVIL RIGHTS
Ballot Access (of Candidates And Political Parties)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (association)
Vote Coalition 5 - 4
Decision Direction Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Powell
dissent
Rehnquist
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision
(2 of 3)
CIVIL RIGHTS
Ballot Access (of Candidates And Political Parties)
CONSTITUTION
Article I, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (composition of the House of Representatives)
Vote Coalition 5 - 4
Decision Direction Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Powell
dissent
Rehnquist
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision
(3 of 3)
CIVIL RIGHTS
Ballot Access (of Candidates And Political Parties)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Seventeenth Amendment
Vote Coalition 5 - 4
Decision Direction Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Powell
dissent
Rehnquist
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia

Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID 1986-014-01

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