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FISHMAN v. SCHAFFER

Civ. No. H-76-263.

418 F.Supp. 613 (1976)

Joelle FISHMAN et al. v. Gloria SCHAFFER, in her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut, et al.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

August 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Cochran, Conn. Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Hartford, Conn., Howard I. Gemeiner, New Haven, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Daniel Schaefer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hartford, Conn., David B. Losee, Connolly, Holtman & Losee, West Hartford, Conn., for defendant.

Before MESKILL, Circuit Judge, and BLUMENFELD and NEWMAN, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

BLUMENFELD, District Judge.

I. The Plaintiffs' Challenge

The case before us was filed in the District Court of Connecticut at Hartford on July 2, 1976. Since it seeks a declaratory judgment and an injunction against the enforcement of certain provisions of Connecticut's election laws on the ground that they are unconstitutional, the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2281 required that the matter be heard and determined...

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