Shepherd v. Schedler

hi respectfully dissent from the majority opinion with regard to the plaintiffs standing, because I do not find he has an interest that “is sufficiently affected so as to ensure that a justiciable controversy is presented to the court.” In re Melancon, 05-1702, p. 9 (La.7/10/06), 935 So.2d 661, 668. In my view, the entirety of the 1997 amendment to La. Const, art. I, § 10 need not fall as the result of the omission of a second exception to the general prohibition on unpardoned convicted felons running for election contained in La. Const, art. I, § 10(B). As the majority opinion notes, our…