State Ex Rel. Sanstead v. Freed

PAULSON, Judge.

The instant proceeding is a Petition for Original Prerogative Writ under § 86 of the North Dakota Constitution, seeking an order from this Court prohibiting the North Dakota Senate of the 45th Legislative Assembly from conducting its affairs and proceedings under Senate Rules 26 and 55 as the same presently exist and requiring the North Dakota Senate to amend Senate Rules 26 and 55 “consistent with the decision of this Court”. This Court issued an Order for Hearing on January 12, 1977, in which we requested that the parties address the question of this Court’s jurisdiction as…