Cavanaugh v. Davis

The most sacred duty of a court of last resort is to guard the integrity of the constitution of its jurisdiction and thereby give expression to the will of the people. There are, of course, areas where reasonable men may differ as to constitutional intent, but a blatant disregard of the clearest possible mandate through the use of sophistry cannot be accepted without the most vociferous dissent.

The single question to be decided in this appeal is the appropriate time for the election in which the present Chief Justice’s successor will be chosen.1 The term of office for Chief Justice O’Brien…