Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.

Decided September 24, 1979. Nicholas John Bua wrote the opinion for the court.

481 F. Supp. 1315 · Cited 91 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92
• Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · 429 U.S. 274
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449
• Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook County · 310 F. Supp. 1398
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483
• Barry v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics · 448 F. Supp. 1249
• Finkel v. Branti · 457 F. Supp. 1284
• Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. v. Village of Arlington Heights · 469 F. Supp. 836
• Aluminum Co. of Amer. v. Admiral Merch. Motor Frgt., Inc. · 337 F. Supp. 674
• Scott v. Moore · 461 F. Supp. 224
• Culliton v. Board of Election Commissioners · 419 F. Supp. 126

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• Shakman v. DEMOCRATIC ORGAN. OF COOK COUNTY · 569 F. Supp. 177
• Shakman v. DEMOCRATIC ORGAN. OF COOK CTY. · 508 F. Supp. 1059
• Auriemma v. City of Chicago · 747 F. Supp. 465
• Salkin v. Washington · 628 F. Supp. 138
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• Harceg v. Brown · 536 F. Supp. 125
• Herron v. City of Chicago · 591 F. Supp. 1565
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• Robinson v. Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc. · 760 F. Supp. 1486
• Alliance to End Repression v. City of Chicago · 561 F. Supp. 537
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• Auriemma v. City of Chicago · 601 F. Supp. 1080

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