Legal Opinion
State ex rel. League of Women Voters of West Virginia v. Tomblin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 2001No. 27905PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBRIGHT, Justice:
This matter comes to us upon a petition for a writ of mandamus1 filed on behalf of several prominent public interest groups2 and a former member of the Legislature3 against the presiding officers of the House of Delegates and state Senate and “the office of the Governor”4 (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Petitioners”). Petitioners argue that the practices currently employed by the Legislature in preparing the' “budget digest” mandated by West Virginia Code § 4-1-18 (1969) (Repl.Vol.1999) are in violation of the Modern Budget Amendment,5 the constitutional provision…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Kucera v. City of WheelingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1969
- State Ex Rel. Barker v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- Dadisman v. MooreWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
- State Ex Rel. Brotherton v. BlankenshipWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- State ex rel. West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Inc. v. West Virginia Division of Environmental ProtectionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ryan v. Clonch Industries, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2006
- Dean and Martha Lowe v. Joseph C. and Joyce A. RichardsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2014
- SER Margaret L. Workman v. Mitch Carmichael, as President of the SenateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2018
- Napier v. NapierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002
- Craig Blair, President of the West Virginia Senate, Roger Hanshaw, Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, and James C. Justice, II, Governor of the State of West Virginia v. Sam Brunett and Robert McCloud<West Virginia Supreme Court · 2023
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