Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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| gptkbp:arguedDate |
1997-10-06
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| gptkbp:citation |
522 U.S. 67
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| gptkbp:date |
1997-12-02
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:docketNumber |
96-670
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
John H. Foster, et al. v. Melvin Love, et al.
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
Louisiana's open primary law, which allowed congressional elections to be decided in October, was preempted by federal law requiring congressional elections to be held in November.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Foster v. Love
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Louisiana
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| gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy |
gptkb:David_Souter
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
federal supremacy in election scheduling
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| gptkbp:referredLaw |
2 U.S.C. § 7
Louisiana Revised Statutes § 18:401.1 |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:politics
open primary federal preemption |
| gptkbp:unanimousDecision |
true
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Article_I_Elections_Clause
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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