Legal Opinion
Brewer v. Burns
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 2009No. CV-09-0168-SAPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BALES, Justice.
¶ 1 Because Arizona’s constitution directs that “[e]very measure when finally passed shall be presented to the governor for [her] approval or disapproval,” art. 4, pt. 2, § 12, this Court ruled on June 23, 2009, that the Respondents (collectively, the “Legislature”) cannot pass bills and then withhold them to prevent the Governor from exercising her power to approve or veto legislation. Given the unusual circumstances of this case, however, we also declined to order the Legislature to immediately present the Governor the budget bills at issue here. This opinion explains…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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