Anderson v. Celebrezze

Anderson v. Celebrezze
Argued December 6, 1982
Decided April 19, 1983
Full case nameJohn B. Anderson, et al. v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., Secretary of State of Ohio
Citations460 U.S. 780 (more)
103 S. Ct. 1564; 75 L. Ed. 2d 547; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 145; 51 U.S.L.W. 4375
Case history
PriorCertiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Holding
Ohio's early filing deadline places an unconstitutional burden on the voting and associational rights of petitioner Anderson's supporters.[1]
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by Burger, Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun
DissentRehnquist, joined by White, Powell, O'Connor
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV

Anderson v. Celebrezze, 460 U.S. 780 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Ohio's filing deadline for independent candidates was unconstitutional.

  1. ^ Anderson v. Celebrezze, 460 U.S. 780 (1983). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.