Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut
United States Supreme Court
479 U.S. 208 (1986)
Relevant factsFree
Connecticut's election statute required primary voters to be registered party members, but the Republican Party (plaintiff) adopted its own rule permitting independents to vote in its primaries and sued challenging the statute on freedom-of-association grounds; the lower courts granted the party summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether a law proscribing certain individuals from voting in a political party's primary violates that party's right to associate with individuals of their choosing.