Legal Opinion
In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor (Casino III)
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 13, 2006No. 2006-201-M.PPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
To His Excellency, Donald L. Carcieri, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:
We have received from Your Excellency a letter dated July 10, 2006, in which you have requested our written advisory opinion pursuant to article 10, section 3, of the Rhode Island Constitution. You have asked the justices of this Supreme Court to consider four questions of law concerning the constitutionality of Joint Resolution 06-H-7935, which passed the General Assembly on June 1, 2006.
Your Excellency asks us:
“1. Does the Proposed Amendment’s unprecedented insertion into the Rhode…
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