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MATTHEWS v. LITTLE

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396 U.S. 1223 (1969)

90 S.Ct. 17

24 L.Ed.2d 45

MATTHEWS ET AL., v. LITTLE, CITY CLERK OF ATLANTA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided September 9, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic S. LeClercq on the application.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK, Circuit Justice.

Applicant Ethel Mae Matthews is a prospective candidate for alderman in an Atlanta, Georgia, municipal election now scheduled for October 7. Applicant Julia Shields is a duly qualified Atlanta voter. Both applicants claim that their constitutional and statutory rights are abridged by the exclusion of potential candidates for local offices who cannot afford the filing fees fixed by an Atlanta municipal ordinance of August 26, 1969...

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