Legal Opinion
Awad v. Ziriax
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided August 15, 2013No. Case No. CIV-10-1186-MPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
VICKI MILES-LaGRANGE, Chief Judge.
Before the Court are plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. The, master has been fully briefed. Based upon the parties’ submissions, the Court makes its determination.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On May 18, 2010, the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted to approve House Joint Resolution 1056 (“HJR 1056”), and the Oklahoma Senate followed suit on May 24, 2010. The joint resolution mandated that a proposed constitutional amendment, entitled the “Save Our State Amendment,” be placed on the next electoral ballot…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Larson v. ValenteSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Awad v. ZiriaxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
- Southwest Stainless, LP v. SappingtonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- Liddell v. HeavnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
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