California Democratic Party v. Jones

California Democratic Party v. Jones
Argued April 24, 2000
Decided June 26, 2000
Full case nameCalifornia Democratic Party, et al. v. Bill Jones, Secretary of State of California, et al.
Citations530 U.S. 567 (more)
120 S. Ct. 2402; 147 L. Ed. 2d 502; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 4303; 68 U.S.L.W. 4604; 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5083; 2000 Daily Journal DAR 6777; 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 3867; 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 479
Case history
Prior984 F. Supp. 1288 (E.D. Cal. 1997), aff'd, 169 F.3d 646 (9th Cir. 1999); cert. granted, 528 U.S. 1133 (2000).
SubsequentOn remand, 242 F.3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2001).
Holding
The Court held that California's blanket primary violates a political party's First Amendment freedom of association.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
ConcurrenceKennedy
DissentStevens, joined by Ginsburg (part I)
Laws applied
California's prop. 198

California Democratic Party v. Jones, 530 U.S. 567 (2000), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that California's blanket primary violates a political party's First Amendment freedom of association.[1]

  1. ^ California Democratic Party v. Jones, 530 U.S. 567 (2000).