Legal Opinion
Smith v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1997No. 95-16951PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Nichet Smith and Renaldo Fowler (“Appellants”) are African-Americans who reside within the boundaries of the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (“District”) but do not own real property within the District. Appellants claim that the criterion of land ownership for eligibility to vote in District elections violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (“§ 2”), because only forty percent of African-American heads-of-household within the District own homes, compared with sixty percent of white heads-of-household. The district…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2091, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2621, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3858 Nichet Smith and Renaldo Fowler v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District Board of Directors, of Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District James L. Diller Howard W. Lydic Eldon Rudd Gilbert R. Rogers Clarence C. Pendergast, Jr. Fred J. Ash James R. Marshall Dwayne E. Dobson Bruce B. Brooks William W. Arnett Mark W. Pace Emil M. Rovey Sued in Their Official Capacity as Members of the Council of Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District Roy W. Cheatham Clarence J. Duncan Lester Mowry Lawrence P. Schrader Mario J. Herrera Wayne A. Marietta Kevin J. Johnson Byron G. Williams John E. Anderson Lee Tregaskes John A. Vanderwey C. Dale Willis Orland R. Hatch Ben Butler Elvin E. Fleming Larry D. Rovey Charles D. Copperinger Robert L. Cook Lloyd Lee Banning David Rousseau Dan C. McKinney Jr. Wayne A. Hart Michael K. Gantzel Dale Riggins W. Curtis Dana Edmund Navarro Ann M. Burton Mario J. Herrera William P. Schrader Robert G. Kempton Wayne A. Weiler Sued in Their Official Capacity as Members of the Council of Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District Members of the Board of Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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