Legal Opinion

Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 23, 1981PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

House Bill No. 6969 is the general appropriation act for fiscal year 1982. The order enumerates seventy-seven sections of the bill which were disapproved by the Governor *821and which are characterized as “general legislation” in the order. The order recites the intention of the House of Representatives to consider for passage only those sections “which the governor had a constitutional right to disapprove or reduce.” The order further recites that “[g]rave doubt exists as to the constitutional right of the governor to disapprove any of the sections hereinbefore mentioned.”

The question is:

“Can…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jessen Associates, Inc. v. BullockTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  2. State Ex Rel. Sego v. KirkpatrickNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  4. Bengzon v. Secretary of Justice of Philippine IslandsSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  5. Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Karcher v. KeanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
  2. First Justice of the Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court Department v. Clerk-magistrate of the Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
  3. Colton v. BranstadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. Alliance, AFSCME/SEIU, AFL-CIO v. Secretary of AdministrationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  5. Town of Brookline v. GovernorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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