Us Supreme Court Court August 1972 Judgments

Republican Committee Vs. Ripon Society

Court: US Supreme Court

Republican Committee v. Ripon Society - 409 U.S. 1222 (1972) U.S. Supreme Court Republican Committee v. Ripon Society, 409 U.S. 1222 (1972) Republican State Central Committee or Arizona v. The Ripon Society No. A-179 Decided August 16, 1972 409 U.S. 1222 ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Syllabus District Court's injunction prohibiting the 1972 Republican National Convention from allocating six "bonus" delegates to its 1976 convention to each State casting its electoral votes for the Republican presidential nominee in 1972, or electing a Republican senator, governor, or majority of its congressional delegation at any election within four years previous to 1976 stayed in light of criteria set forth in O'Brien v. Brown, ante, p. 409 U. S. 1 , and to preserve the issues for judicial review. See: 343 F.Supp. 168. MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. I am asked to stay the effect of an injunction entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which pro...