Cousins v. Wigoda

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Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:area election law
gptkbp:argued_on November 18, 1969
gptkbp:case_number No. 69-1
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:majority_opinion
gptkbp:case_types civil case
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
January 21, 1970
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:docket_number 69-1
gptkbp:has_implications_for political participation
election integrity
political accountability
voter engagement
candidate selection process
party governance
voter representation
party membership rights
political party structure
state control over elections
gptkbp:historical_context 1960s political climate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cousins v. Wigoda
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:influenced_by First Amendment rights
Fourteenth Amendment rights
gptkbp:involved_parties Cousins
Wigoda
gptkbp:is_cited_in 400 U. S. 100
gptkbp:judged_by reversed lower court decision
gptkbp:legal_issue dispute over delegate selection
gptkbp:legal_outcome upheld party rules
gptkbp:legal_principle gptkb:freedom_of_association
equal protection under the law
gptkbp:legislation delegate selection process
party primaries
political party rights
gptkbp:outcome affirmed the right of political parties to determine their own rules
gptkbp:precedent party autonomy in elections
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
gptkb:California_Democratic_Party_v._Jones
gptkb:Democratic_Party_of_the_United_States_v._Wisconsin
gptkb:Republican_Party_of_Minnesota_v._White
gptkb:Tashjian_v._Republican_Party_of_Connecticut
gptkb:Washington_State_Grange_v._Washington_State_Republican_Party
gptkb:Burdick_v._Takushi
gptkbp:significance impact on state party rules
gptkbp:year gptkb:1970
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anderson_v._Celebrezze
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5