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8 Oct 2009, 7:50 pm
Prime Minister Stephen Harper rebuked Governor General Michaëlle today after the Governor General referred to herself as Canada’s head of state at an executive meeting of UNESCO in France. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 11:00 am
Accordingly, assuming, without deciding, that Senator Skelos presently has standing to sue the Governor, we now proceed to the merits (see Matter of New York State Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers v Kaye, 96 NY2d 512, 516 [2001]; Babigian v Wachtler, 69 NY2d 1012, 1013 [1987]; Matter of Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v New York State Dept. of Health, 66 NY2d 948, 951 [1985]). [read post]
29 Sep 2008, 1:37 pm
Who would have thunk that despite a vote tally of 61-0 in the State Senate and an aggressive letter-writing campaign by the Medical Society of the State of New York, Governor Paterson would have vetoed the no-fault intoxication exclusion cutback bill that passed the New York State Legislature on June 19th (see the No-Fault Intoxication Exclusion Cut Back By NYS Legislature post).But last Thursday, September 25, 2008, that's what Paterson did -- he VETOED that… [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 12:08 pm
Since nothing in the federal or state constitutions expressly requires the governor of California to act on commutation petitions within a set timeframe, it's fairly clear that the governor can take as long as s/he wants on these petitions -- including, essentially, forever.But to the degree it was unclear before, today's Court of Appeal opinion expressly so holds.I did learn one thing today, however, that I didn't know previously. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:01 pm by Steve Hall
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin granted a 30-day stay of execution on Thursday to a convicted murderer scheduled to be put to death next week so that state attorneys could study whether he should be granted clemency. [read post]
21 Aug 2009, 4:18 am
Matter of Wolpoff v Cuomo, 80 NY2d 70, 78), it must yield (see People v Allen, 301 NY 287, 290). [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 11:37 am by Amy Howe
Last week, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens announced that the state had reversed course on the policy at the heart of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. [read post]
12 Nov 2011, 7:49 am by Steve
"Similar language regarding the votes of the "members elected to each house" appears in Article IV, section 6, pertaining to legislative sessions; Article V, section 6, pertaining to overriding vetoes; Article VI, section 7 pertaining to the selection of judges; Article VII, section 1, pertaining to special acts for localities; Article IX, section 1, pertaining to changing the number of State Corporation Commissioners; Article X, section 9, pertaining to… [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
The ACLU of Louisiana announced yesterday that it has filed suit in Louisiana state court challenging Governor Bobby Jindal's May 19 Marriage and Conscience Order. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 6:51 am by Jon
Supreme Court precedent declaring an unfunded mandate unconstitutional, Printz v. [read post]
17 Aug 2016, 6:55 am
According to a member of the Governor's senior staff, Kitzhaber commonly used his personal addresses `to communicate with senior staff for both personal and state business. [read post]
23 Jun 2022, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
  Again, the bill's effectiveness is triggered by the overruling of Roe v. [read post]