Legal Opinion
Taxpayers United for Assessment Cuts v. Richard H. Austin, Citizens for Education Ballot Question Committee, Intervening
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1993No. 92-1854PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), the plaintiffs, Taxpayers United for Assessment Cuts (“Taxpayers”) and several individuals who are registered voters in Michigan, allege that their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when the Michigan Board of State Canvassers (“Board”) refused to certify their proposed initiative for submission. They now appeal from an order of the district court dismissing their complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the…
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