HALL v. SIMCOX

No. 84-2873.

766 F.2d 1171 (1985)

Gus HALL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edwin J. SIMCOX, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Schwartz, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Arthur T. Perry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and GRAY, Senior District Judge.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This suit against Indiana's election officials, brought by the Communist Party, U.S.A., some of its candidates, and some people who would like to vote for its candidates, seeks to enjoin as a violation of the First Amendment an Indiana law that requires minor parties wanting to be listed on the ballot for national or statewide office to submit petitions equal to 2 percent of the number of people who voted in the last election for secretary of...

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