Legal Opinion
Secretary of State v. St. Augustine Church
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1989PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARBISON, Justice.
This case involves the constitutionality of the State’s “charitable bingo” statutes under the provisions of the Tennessee Constitution Article XI, section 5 which provides:
The Legislature shall have no power to authorize lotteries for any purpose and shall pass laws to prevent the sale of lottery tickets in this State.
The chancellor held unconstitutional certain statutes enacted by the General Assembly to exempt the game of bingo from the State’s general gambling laws and to legalize its play under the auspices of various charitable, religious, fraternal and other…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Greater Loretta Imp. Ass'n v. State Ex Rel. BooneSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- State v. NettoTennessee Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- State v. MabreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- United-Detroit Theaters Corp. v. Colonial Theatrical Enterprise, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Virginia Hurst (90-6235) Sam T. Burnett (90-6448) and Eddie E. Shutt (90-6254)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin v. State of Wisconsin, Tommy G. Thompson and Donald J. HanawayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Harris v. Missouri Gaming CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- McIlvain v. Russell Stover Candies, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Bell Gardens Bicycle Club v. Department of JusticeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
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