Primary elections

Case	Docket Number	Date Argued	Date Decided	Appealed From	Outcome	Vote	Authoring Justice	Topics
Clingman, Michael (Secy, Oklahoma State Election Board) v. Beaver, Andrea, et al. (05/23/2005)	04-37	01/19/2005	05/23/2005	10th Circuit Court of Appeals (April 6, 2004)	Reversed	6-3	Clarence Thomas	Primary elections party limits 1st Amendment right of association
Washington State Grange & Washington v. Washington State Republican Party	06-713,06-730,06-713 06-730	10/01/2007	03/18/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		7-2	Clarence Thomas	Elections Primary elections First Amendment associational rights political parties

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