Legal Opinion
Jake Little Thunder v. State of South Dakota
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1975No. 74-1967PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, residents of unorganized counties in South Dakota, brought this class action contending South Dakota law prevented them from voting for county government officials in derogation of their right to equal protection of the law. The district court dismissed their complaint. We reverse and remand for the granting of appropriate injunctive relief.
- The State of South Dakota is divided, by S.D.C.L. §§ 7 — 1—2 through 7 — 1—68 (1967), into sixty-seven county units. For purposes of county administration and government, these sixty-seven counties are divided into…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Carrington v. RashSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Cipriano v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- City of Phoenix v. KolodziejskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Holt Civic Club v. City of TuscaloosaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Edith Crooks, United States of America, Intervenor Below v. City of Prior Lake, MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Shirt v. HazeltineDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2004
- White v. CalifanoDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1977
- Lonnie Creel, Jr. v. Frank E. Freeman, Walker County Board of Education, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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