State Ex Rel. Douglas v. Beermann

The district court declared Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 50-201 and 50-202 (Cum Supp. 1982) to be in contravention of article II, § 1, and article III, § 7, of the Nebraska Constitution. This appeal followed. For the reasons hereinafter stated we reverse and remand for judgment consistent with this opinion.

In the 1981 session of the Legislature, L.B. 206 was passed over the veto of then Governor Charles Thone and is codified at Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 50-201 and 50-202 (Cum. Supp. 1982). These statutes provide: “The Legislature hereby finds and declares (1) that the Constitution of Nebraska, by expressly…