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YALE v. CURVIN

Civ. A. No. 4883.

345 F.Supp. 447 (1972)

Anne C. YALE et al. v. Harry F. CURVIN et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

July 18, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcom Farmer, III, John J. Pendergast, III, Harold C. Arcaro, Jr., Richard W. Zacks, Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

Robert K. McOsker, Providence City Solicitor, W. Slater Allen, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Stephen F. Achille, Providence, R. I., for defendants.

Before McENTEE, Circuit Judge, PETTINE, Chief Judge, and DAY, District Judge.

OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

This class action challenges Sections 17-15-24 and 17-16-8 of the Rhode Island election laws as violative of rights guaranteed under Article 1, Section 2 and the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States by unconstitutionally infringing on the right of association, equal protection and due process.

The plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), (4...

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