Riverton Citizens Fighting for Rights, Justices Told

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The fight over a proposed Wal-Mart in Riverton isn't about Wal- Mart at all, an attorney told the state Supreme Court Monday. It's about citizens' right to direct democracy.

Attorney James K. Tracy, representing a handful of Riverton residents opposed to a 100-acre land development first passed by a lame-duck City Council in a rare Saturday morning vote in January, told justices the city has attempted to thwart residents' efforts to put the issue to a vote.

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Riverton Citizens Fighting for Rights, Justices Told

Officials did that, he said, by repealing the January ordinance after development opponents gathered more than 5,000 signatures -- thousands more than necessary -- to get the issue on the bal...

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