Legal Opinion
Bone Shirt v. Hazeltine
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2005No. NonePublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Chief Justice and SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Pursuant to SDCL 15-24A-11 United States District Judge Karen E. *748Schreier of the District of South Dakota certified the following question to this Court:
Is the South Dakota Legislature authorized under Article III, Section 5 of the South Dakota Constitution, to reapportion Districts 26 and 27 and other affected areas in response to the federal district court finding a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Wé answer the question in the affirmative.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Article III, Section 5 of the South Dakota Constitution mandates…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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