United States First Circuit

Cases of total and complete disenfranchisement of the electorate as a whole are federally justiciable as patently and fundamentally unfair, so where elected officials attempt to extend their terms by refusing to hold elections, federal district court is an appropriate forum.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/19/2001
• Published 09/19/2001

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and DOUMAR, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marc DeSisto, with whom Kathleen M. Powers, and DeSisto Law Offices were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Howard A. Merten, with whom Eric M. Sommers and Vetter & White were on brief, for appellees.