Storer v. Brown explained

Litigants:Storer v. Brown
Arguedate:November 5
Argueyear:1973
Decidedate:March 26
Decideyear:1974
Fullname:Storer, et al. v. Brown, Secretary of State of California, et al.
Usvol:415
Uspage:724
Parallelcitations:94 S. Ct. 1274; 39 L. Ed. 2d 714; 1974 U.S. LEXIS 118
Prior:Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Subsequent:Rehearing denied sub. nom., .
Holding:Section 6830(d) (Supp. 1974) of the California Elections Code is not unconstitutional.
Majority:White
Joinmajority:Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist
Dissent:Brennan
Joindissent:Douglas, Marshall

Storer v. Brown, 415 U.S. 724 (1974), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a California law that prohibited an individual from running for an elected office as an independent candidate if they were registered with a political party within the 12 months prior to the primary election.

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