Legal Opinion
Advisory Opinion to the Senate
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 18, 1971No. 1365-M. PPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Advisory Opinion to Senate in answer to question relating to reduction or withdrawal of unexpended balances of appropriations for Department of Social Welfare and Board of Regents.
March 18, 1971
To the Honorable, the Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
We have received from the Honorable Senate a resolution requesting, in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of article XII of amendments to the constitution of this state, our written opinion upon the following question of law:
“Can the general assembly or the budget officer, prior to the end of the fiscal year,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Morley v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Keefe v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Carr v. FrohmillerArizona Supreme Court · 1936
- State ex rel. Board of Regents of Normal Schools v. DonaldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
- Unemployment Compensation Commission v. RennerWyoming Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Drake v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Craig v. PareSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
- Camara v. City of WarwickSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Gosz v. QuattrocchiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
- Perry v. Rhode IslandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1997
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