Legal Opinion
South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. v. Hazeltine
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided May 17, 2002No. CIV. 99-3018PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KORNMANN, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
[¶ 1] Plaintiffs seek declaratory and in-junctive relief, challenging the constitutionality of the 1998 initiated amendments to Article XVII of the South Dakota Constitution, specifically Sections 21 through 24 (known as and hereinafter referred to as “Amendment E” because of its placement on the general election ballot when enacted by the voters of South Dakota). Amendment E in general prohibits limited liability business enterprises from acquiring real estate used for farming and from engaging in farming in South Dakota. Farming…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. South Dakota Sheep Growers Association, Inc. Haverhals Feedlot, Inc. Sjovall Feedyard, Inc. Frank D. Brost Donald Tesch William A. Aeschlimann Spear H. Ranch, Inc. Marston Holben Marston and Marian Holben Family Trust Montana-Dakota Utilities Company Northwestern Public Service Otter Tail Power Company v. Joyce Hazeltine, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of South Dakota Mark W. Barnett, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of South Dakota, Dakota Rural Action South Dakota Resources Coalition, Intervenors State of Nebraska Everett Holstein Rudy Meduna Dan Hodges, Amicus on Behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation Alabama Farm Bureau Federation Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Kansas Farm Bureau Federation Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation North Dakota Farm Bureau Federation Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Amicus on Behalf of South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. South Dakota Sheep Growers Association, Inc. Haverhals Feedlot, Inc. Sjovall Feedyard, Inc. Frank D. Brost Donald Tesch William A. Aeschlimann Spear H. Ranch, Inc. Marston Holben Marston and Marian Holben Family Trust Montana-Dakota Utilities Company Northwestern Public Service Otter Tail Power Company v. Joyce Hazeltine, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of South Dakota Mark W. Barnett, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of South Dakota, Dakota Rural Action South Dakota Resources Coalition, Intervenors Everett Holstein Rudy Meduna Dan Hodges, Amicus on Behalf of South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. South Dakota Sheep Growers Association, Inc. Haverhals Feedlot, Inc. Sjovall Feedyard, Inc. Frank D. Brost Donald Tesch William A. Aeschlimann, Spear H. Ranch, Inc. Marston Holben Marston and Marian Holben Family Trust, Montana-Dakota Utilities Company Northwestern Public Service Otter Tail Power Company v. Joyce Hazeltine, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of South Dakota Mark W. Barnett, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of South Dakota, Dakota Rural Action South Dakota Resources Coalition, Intervenors South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. South Dakota Sheep Growers Association, Inc. Haverhals Feedlot, Inc. Sjovall Feedyard, Inc. Frank D. Brost Donald Tesch William A. Aeschlimann, Spear H. Ranch, Inc. Marston Holben Marston and Marian Holben Family Trust Montana-Dakota Utilities Company Northwestern Public Service Otter Tail Power Company v. Joyce Hazeltine, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of South Dakota Mark W. Barnett, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of South Dakota, Dakota Rural Action South Dakota Resources Coalition, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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