Legal Opinion
Shays v. Local Grievance Committee
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 5, 1985No. 12712PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
While this opinion is handed down under the name of the chief justice, it is the result of collaboration on the part of all the members of the court to an unusual degree. See State v. Avcollie, 174 Conn. 100, 101, 384 A.2d 315 (1977); State v. Hayes, 127 Conn. 543, 549, 18 A.2d 895 (1941). The underlying issue in this case is whether article third, § 15, of the Connecticut constitution precludes a court from imprisoning a legislator for contempt while the legislature is in session. Before that question can be reached, however, we must decide whether the present proceedings have become moot.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Reynolds v. VroomSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Barlow v. LopesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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