State v. A.L.I.V.E. Voluntary
Alaska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
AS 44.62.320(a) provides:
The legislature, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a vote of both houses, may annul a regulation of an agency or department.
This statute encompasses a variant of what has come to be called the legislative veto. 1 The question in this case is whether this device violates article II of the Alaska Constitution. We hold that it does.
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Chapter 15 of Title 5 of the Alaska Statutes authorizes games of chance and skill to be operated by permit holders. Only certain kinds of games, (“bingo, raffles and lotteries, ice classics, dog mushers’ contests,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Myers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. Rock Royal Co-Operative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Currin v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Kincaid v. MangumWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
- Jagdish Rai Chadha v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Evans Ex Rel. Kutch v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
- State Ex Rel. Barker v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- General Assembly of State of New Jersey v. ByrneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
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