Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Cenarrusa
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1997No. Docket 23526PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Justice.
This is a writ of prohibition and declaratory judgment case concerning the constitutionality of Proposition 4, entitled “Initiative instructing candidates for state legislature and U.S. Congress to support congressional term limits; requires statement indicating non-support on ballot.” We declare that the ballot legend and pledge portions of Proposition 4 are unconstitutional, but that the instructions to members of congress and legislators do not violate Article V of the United States Constitution and are severable. Therefore, we issue a writ of prohibition, prohibiting the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by25 opinions
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