Applewhite v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “agree[d] with Appellants’ essential position that if a statute violates constitutional norms [viz., the Elections Clause] in the short term, a facial challenge may be sustainable even though the statute might validly be enforced at some time in the future. Indeed, the most judicious remedy, in such a circumstance, is the entry of a preliminary injunction, which may moot further controversy as the constitutional impediments dissipate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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