Foster v. Love
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Foster v. Love is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Louisiana’s open primary system for federal elections as preempted by federal law requiring a uniform federal Election Day.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foster v. Love canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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election law case ⓘ federal court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ federal courts ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1997-10-06 ⓘ |
| citation | 522 U.S. 67 ⓘ |
| concurrence | none ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decision | state law preempted by federal statute ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1997-11-04 ⓘ |
| dissent | none ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 96-670 ⓘ |
| holding |
Louisiana’s open primary system for congressional elections is preempted by federal law requiring a uniform federal Election Day
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States may not hold final federal congressional elections prior to the federally prescribed Election Day ⓘ |
| impact | limited states’ ability to schedule final federal elections before federal Election Day ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| legalIssue |
elections clause
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federal preemption ⓘ uniform federal Election Day ⓘ |
| legalProvisionInterpreted |
2 U.S.C. § 1
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2 U.S.C. § 7 ⓘ Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opinionAuthor | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| page | 67 ⓘ |
| party |
John H. Foster
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana Secretary of State W. Fox McKeithen NERFINISHED ⓘ defendant ⓘ plaintiff ⓘ |
| priorHistory | Love v. Foster, 90 F.3d 1026 (5th Cir. 1996) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Election Day
NERFINISHED
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preemption doctrine ⓘ state regulation of federal elections ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| result | Louisiana election statute declared invalid as applied to federal elections ⓘ |
| stateLawAtIssue | Louisiana open primary system for congressional elections ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
congressional elections
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federal elections ⓘ state election procedures ⓘ |
| unanimousDecision | true ⓘ |
| volume | 522 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1997 ⓘ |
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