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State Ex Rel. McGraw v. Burton

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 2002No. 30094PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STARCHER, Justice.

This is a case where the Attorney General of the State of West Virginia claims that executive branch agencies and officials are violating our State’s Constitution by using lawyers who are not employed or approved by the Attorney General. Through his petition, the Attorney General asserts that the respondents have a clear legal duty to cease authorizing the “unlawful” employment of lawyers by executive branch and related agencies of the State of West Virginia without the consent of the Attorney General, and to cease the “unlawful” expenditure of public funds for legal…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Barker v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  2. State Ex Rel. Brotherton v. BlankenshipWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Murphy v. YatesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
  4. Ex parte CorlissNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Manchin v. BrowningWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Goldmark v. McKennaWashington Supreme Court · 2011
  2. SER Discover Financial Services, Inc. v. Hon. David W. Nibert and SER Glaxosmithkline, LLC v. Hon. James H. Young, Jr.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
  3. State Ex Rel. Prosecuting Attorney v. Bayer Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
  4. SER Margaret L. Workman v. Mitch Carmichael, as President of the SenateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2018
  5. State ex rel. K.M. v. West Virginia Department of Health & Human ResourcesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002

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