Legal Opinion
Bell v. City of Kellogg
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1991No. Nos. 89-35685, 89-35686 and 90-35368PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The two pro se appellants before us are unhappy with the results of a local tax levy election. Federal court is not a forum for airing discontent with the electorate’s political decisions. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of this action for lack of standing and for failure to meet state statutory requirements for contesting an election.
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On December 21, 1987, Congress passed House Joint Resolution 395, which provided a $6.4 million grant to the City of Kellogg, Idaho, for construction of a gondola for transportation from the city to the Silver-horn ski…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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