Legal Opinion
Nielsen v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 6, 1996No. 15217PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is the justiciability of a claim that the General Assembly has wrongfully failed to enact statutory definitions that article third, § 18, of the constitution of Connecticut1 *3expressly requires for the implementation of that constitutional amendment. The plaintiffs, who are citizens and taxpayers of the state, 2 brought suit against the General Assembly and various state officials3 to compel the General Assembly to enact legislation that would implement the constitutional spending cap contemplated by the adoption of article third, § 18. The trial court,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Nixon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Horton v. MeskillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Adams v. RubinowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Pamela B. v. MentSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Sheff v. O'NeillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. RellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Milford Power Co v. Alstom Power, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- McCulloch v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2005
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