LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS v. SCHOLZ

Nos. 16-1667 & 16-1775.

872 F.3d 518 (2017)

LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees. v. Charles W. SCHOLZ, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Malan , Attorney, Law Offices of William James Malan, Chicago, IL, David I. Schoen , Attorney, David I. Schoen , Attorney at Law, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Richard S. Huszagh , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, Lindsay Hatzis , Attorney, Office of the Kane County States Attorney, Civil Division, Geneva, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


Illinois law prevents political parties from fielding candidates on election ballots unless they meet certain conditions. One condition is known as the full-slate requirement: If a party hasn't attained sufficient voter support in past elections, it must field candidates for all offices on the ballot in the political subdivision...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases