States of Utah, Nevada, and Ohio
Amici Curiae
Mark Shurtleff, Counsel of RecordThe States of Utah, Nevada, and Ohio filed this brief because they oppose judicial involvement in the constitutionally mandated State right to determine the time, place, and manner to hold elections. Mark Shurtleff was elected attorney general of the State of Utah in November 2000. He received his law degree from the University of Utah in 1985. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Appellees as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 1, 2006.The text and history of Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution demonstrate that Federal courts…
