Legal Opinion
Miller v. California Commission on Status of Women
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 3, 1984No. Civ. 22046PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, J.
Plaintiffs are disgruntled with the views and activities of the California Commission on the Status of Women (Gov. Code, § 8240),1 chiefly its support of a proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the federal Constitution. They filed this taxpayers’ action for declaratory and *696injunctive relief seeking to abolish the commission or, failing that, to prohibit it from lobbying or promoting its views concerning actions the commission deems appropriate to improve the status of women. The trial court denied relief aimed at abolition of the commission but granted judgment for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- League of Women Voters v. Countywide Criminal Justice Coordination CommitteeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- Carter v. City of Las CrucesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
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