Legal Opinion
Begich v. Jefferson
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1968No. 894PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
The broad question raised by this appeal is whether appellants are prohibited by article II, section 5 of the Alaska constitution from holding positions as school teachers while they serve as members of the Legislature of the State of Alaska. This section of the legislative article of Alaska’s constitution provides:
No legislator may hold any other office or position of profit under the United States or the State. During the term for which elected and for one year thereafter, no legislator may be nominated, elected, or appointed to any other office or position of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Burnap v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Farley v. Board of Education of City of PerrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Gracey v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Brown v. BoydCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Morris v. ParksOregon Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Spire v. ConwayNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
- Town of Cheshire v. McKenneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Warwick v. State Ex Rel. ChanceAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Acevedo v. City of North PoleAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Brown v. LillardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
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