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Allen v. Austin, Secretary of State of Michigan
Affirmed on appeal from D. C. E. D. Mich.
Mr. Justice Stewart, Mr. Justice Blackmun, and Mr. Justice Powell would postpone jurisdiction to a hearing of case on the merits.
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Opinion
51 L. Ed. 2d 769 · Supreme Court of the United States · Mar 21, 1977
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concluding the new law imposed a prejudicial burden on plaintiffs partly because it required them to regenerate the support of their constituencies
with three justices voting to hear the case on the merits
“A mere plurality pronouncement of this type does not have the binding effect that [defendant] argues for. A trial court does not necessarily err when it does not follow a rule promulgated by only three Justices of the Supreme Court.”