Legal Opinion
Walker v. Exeter Region Cooperative School District
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 2002No. 01-2262PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This case concerns a challenge on equal protection grounds to the vote requirements for issuance of bonds in certain New Hampshire school districts. For present purposes, school districts in New Hampshire are treated as municipalities. N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 33:8 (2000). While some communities use a “city form” of government where bond issues along with legislation are approved by elected officials {e.g., a city council), id. § 33:9, there are two other types of municipal government recognized by state law where legislation including bond issues requires voter approval.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- Lindquist v. CITY OF PASADENA, TEX.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
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