Legal Opinion

Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided September 17, 1981PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*829House Bill No. 6969 is the general appropriation bill for fiscal year 1982. The order states that the Governor “purported to disapprove, in Section 2 of said House bill, certain restrictive words and phrases relative to” six specified items. The General Court intends to consider for passage, notwithstanding the Governor’s objections, certain items which the Governor had the constitutional right to disapprove or reduce. The order concludes that “[gjrave doubt exists as to the constitutional right of the governor to disapprove of certain restrictive words and phrases in said items hereinbefore…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
  2. Opinion of the Justices to the GovernorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Karcher v. KeanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
  2. Washington State Legislature v. LowryWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Washington State Legislature v. LowryWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless v. Secretary of Human ServicesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
  5. Alliance, AFSCME/SEIU, AFL-CIO v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997

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