KNOX v. STATE EX REL. OTTER

No. 35787-2008.

223 P.3d 266 (2009)

Wendy KNOX and Richard Dotson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Idaho, ex rel. C.L. OTTER, Governor; Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State; and Lawrence Wasden, Attorney General, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Pocatello, September 2009 Term.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomsen Stephens Law Offices, PLLC, Idaho Falls, for appellants. Jason T. Wood argued.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General, Boise, for respondents. Clay R. Smith, Deputy Attorney General, argued.


EISMANN, Chief Justice.

This is an action seeking to have Idaho Code §§ 67-429B and 67-429C declared unconstitutional. The district court dismissed this action on the ground that the Plaintiffs lacked standing. It concluded that the relief sought would not redress the Plaintiffs' alleged injuries. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Because this case involves State jurisdiction over the actions of Native Americans on their reservations...

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