By: Derek Hawkins//October 10, 2017//
By: Derek Hawkins//October 10, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Tabitha Tripp, et al., v. Charles W. Scholz, et al.,
Case No.: 16-3469
Officials: FLAUM, BAUER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges
Focus: First and Fourteenth Amendment Violations – Illinois Election Code
Following Tripp and Shepherd’s ballot disqualification, plaintiffs filed suit in federal court, arguing that Illinois’s new party ballot restrictions violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, both facially and as applied to the 118th and 115th districts. Following cross‐motions by both parties, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiffs now appeal the district court’s ruling. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
Affirmed