Legal Opinion
Higganbotham v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. Oklahoma Transportation Commission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2003No. 02-6193PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
A.E. Higganbotham filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on behalf of himself and “all other resident taxpayers, citizens and voters of the State of Oklahoma and United States of America.” The complaint challenged the constitutionality of 23 U.S.C. § 122, which authorizes the federal government to reimburse states for the costs associated with the issuance of certain bonds, and of Oklahoma House Bill No. 2259, which allegedly deprives the plaintiff of the right to vote on the…
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