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SHAKMAN v. DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION OF COOK COUNTY

No. 18043.

435 F.2d 267 (1970)

Michael L. SHAKMAN and Paul M. Lurie, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION OF COOK COUNTY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearings Denied December 18, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Plotkin, C. Richard Johnson, Roger R. Fross, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Raymond F. Simon, Corp. Counsel, Marvin E. Aspen, Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Atty., Daniel P. Coman, Atty., George J. Schaller, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees City of Chicago, Richard J. Daley and Marshall Korshak; Edmund Hatfield, Daniel Pascale, Asst. Corp. Counsel, of counsel.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, and FAIRCHILD and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.

FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

This action challenges the use of patronage in the city of Chicago and Cook County in a manner which allegedly puts at an electoral disadvantage those who desire the election of candidates in opposition to those in power. In briefest outline, plaintiffs allege that officers of the city and county require city and county employees, as a condition of holding their jobs and drawing their salaries from the public treasuries, to furnish votes...

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