MARCHIORO v. CHANEY

No. 78-647.

442 U.S. 191 (1979)

MARCHIORO ET AL. v. CHANEY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Goldmark argued the cause and filed briefs for appellants.

Daniel Brink argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Winship A. Todd, Jr.


MR. JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Since 1927, a Washington statute has required each major political party to have a State Committee consisting of two persons from each county in the State.1 The question presented by this appeal is whether the Washington Supreme Court correctly held that this statute does not violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution....

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