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BARR v. GALVIN

No. 09-2426.

626 F.3d 99 (2010)

Bob BARR et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. William F. GALVIN, in his Official Capacity as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 16, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Spector , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Martha Coakley , Attorney General, and Timothy Casey and Julie Goldman , Assistant Attorneys General, were on brief, for appellant.

Matthew C. Baltay , with whom Jennifer S. Behr , Amrish V. Wadhera , Foley Hoag LLP, and John Reinstein , American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, were on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, RIPPLE, and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, the Secretary of State, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, challenges the district court's determination that Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root, the Libertarian Party's candidates for president and vice-president in the 2008 general election, were entitled to have their names placed on the statewide ballot even though they had not submitted nomination papers as required by state law. While the particular election that gave...

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