Ernest N. Morial v. Judiciary Commission of the State of Louisiana

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1977-12-13

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GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge: In this appeal, we are asked to rule upon the constitutionality of a Louisiana statute and canon of judicial ethics which have the effect of requiring a judge to resign his seat on the bench in order to run for elective non-judicial office. The issue is one which implicates important interests in political participation and equally important ones in the…

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