Legal Opinion
Walker v. Dunn
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1972PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCANLESS, Justice.
The complainants seek a judgment declaring that the actions of the General Assembly and the Governor in ratifying the twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to have been ultra vires and void ab initio.
On March 22, 1971, when the General Assembly was in recess during its regular 1971 session the Governor was informed that the Congress of the United States was expected to complete action the following day to submit to the legislatures of the several states a proposed new Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This Amendment would,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Hawke v. Smith (No. 1)Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- McCanless, Com'r v. KleinTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- New Rivieria Arts Theatre v. State Ex Rel. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
- Clements v. RobertsTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- McIntyre v. TraughberCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- American Civil Liberties Union v. DarnellTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations v. EuCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- City of Chattanooga v. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
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