Chaffin v. Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
This case is a legal showdown between the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Arkansas legislature. The issues raise fundamental questions about the powers of these respective bodies under the Arkansas Constitution, specifically Amendment 35 which created the Game and Fish Commission.
Three specific questions are before us. First is whether the legislature’s restriction in an appropriation bill, limiting the amount of money the commission may spend on its magazine, violates the separation of powers doctrine and Amendment 35. We hold that it does and affirm the…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. LammSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
- Board of Regents of Higher Education v. JudgeMontana Supreme Court · 1975
- Farris v. Ark. State Game & Fish Comm.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
- W. R. Wrape Stave Co. v. Arkansas State Game & Fish CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949
- Wells v. RiviereSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
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- Opinion of the Justices No. 380Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
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