Legal Opinion
James v. Ball
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1979No. 76-1918PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, from an action commenced in the District of Arizona, challenges the constitutionality of Arizona statutes which provide that voting in elections for directors of the Salt River Project Agricultural and Improvement and Power District (the District) is limited to landowners, with votes essentially apportioned to owned acreage. The appellants are citizens of Arizona residing within the geographical boundaries of the District. Each appellant either rents land or owns less than one acre of land within the District and is thus excluded from the voting franchise.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cipriano v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Zepeda v. United States Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Virginia Zepeda v. United States Immigration And Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Fentron Industries, Inc. v. The National Shopmen Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Rose Dionne, Etc. v. Gerard Bouley, Etc., Rose Dionne, Etc. v. Gerard Bouley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Madeline Johnson, Etc. v. The City of Opelousas, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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