Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 2005No. 2005-SC-0046-TG, 2005-SC-0049-TG, 2005-SC-0050-TGPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice COOPER.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky may order money drawn from the state treasury to fund the operations of the executive department of government if the General Assembly fails to appropriate funds for that purpose. The issue arose when the General Assembly adjourned sine die on April 14, 2004, without adopting an executive department budget bill for the 2004-06 biennium.
Unlike some state constitutions, e.g., Cal. Const, art. IV, § 12(c), the Constitution of Kentucky does not require a state “budget.”…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by38 opinions
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