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DAVIS v. GUAM

No. 17-15719.

932 F.3d 822 (2019)

Arnold DAVIS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GUAM; Guam Election Commission; Alice M. Taijeron; Martha C. Ruth; Joseph F. Mesa; Johnny P. Taitano; Joshua F. Renorio; Donald I. Weakley; Leonardo M. Rapadas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 29, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian Aguon (argued), Special Assistant Attorney General; Kenneth Orcutt , Deputy Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Tamuning, Guam; for Defendants-Appellants.

Lucas C. Townsend (argued); Douglas R. Cox , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.; J. Christian Adams , Election Law Center PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia; Michael E. Rosman , Center for Individual Rights, Washington, D.C.; Mun Su Park , Law Offices of Park & Associates, Tamuning, Guam; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Dayna J. Zolle , Attorney; Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae United States.

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Marsha S. Berzon, and Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Guam's 2000 Plebiscite Law provides for a "political status plebiscite" to determine the official preference of the "Native Inhabitants of Guam" regarding Guam's political relationship with the United States. Guam Pub. L. No. 25-106 (2000). Our question is whether the provisions of that law restricting voting...

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