| California Democratic Party v. Jones | |
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| Argued April 24, 2000 Decided June 26, 2000 | |
| Full case name | California Democratic Party, et al. v. Bill Jones, Secretary of State of California, et al. |
| Citations | 530 U.S. 567 (more) 120 S. Ct. 2402; 147 L. Ed. 2d 502; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 4303; 68 U.S.L.W. 4604; 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5083; 2000 Daily Journal DAR 6777; 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 3867; 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 479 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 984 F. Supp. 1288 (E.D. Cal. 1997), aff'd, 169 F.3d 646 (9th Cir. 1999); cert. granted, 528 U.S. 1133 (2000). |
| Subsequent | On remand, 242 F.3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2001). |
| Holding | |
| The Court held that California's blanket primary violates a political party's First Amendment freedom of association. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Kennedy |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Ginsburg (part I) |
| Laws applied | |
| California's prop. 198 | |
California Democratic Party v. Jones, 530 U.S. 567 (2000), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that California's blanket primary violates a political party's First Amendment freedom of association.[1]