Gatzke v. Weiss

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

On March 23, 2007, the appellants, David Gatzke and others (hereinafter “Gatzke”), as taxpayers of Arkansas, sued appellees, Richard Weiss, Director of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration; Anne Laidlaw, interim director of the Arkansas Building Authority; and certain public university officials. Gatzke alleged that Act 961 of 1997, codified at Arkansas Code Annotated section 19-4-1413, and Act 1626 of 2001, codified at Arkansas Code Annotated section 19-4-1415, (hereinafter “the Acts”) violate article 19, section 16 of the Arkansas Constitution…