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Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Cut Voters Out of Tax Decisions

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Cut Voters Out of Tax Decisions
A voting sign sits outside the Union Station polling center in Denver, Colo., on June 30, 2020. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
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Commentary
After more than 10 years of legal proceedings, a federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit that would have banned popular votes on tax measures (pdf).
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
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