Legal Opinion
State Auditor v. Joint Committee on Legislative Research
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 25, 1997No. 79454PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
In this case, we consider whether article II, section 1 of the Missouri Constitution, which divides Missouri government into “three distinct departments,” permits the legislative department to conduct a management audit of an executive department agency pursuant to sections 23.150, 23.160 and 23.170, RSMo 1994.
The trial court sustained the legislature’s claim of authority. This appeal followed. Our jurisdiction rests on article V, section 3 of the constitution. We reverse.
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May 11, 1995, the Joint Committee on Legislative Research (the “Joint Committee”) adopted a resolution…
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