Jim Wayne in His Official Capacity as State Representative v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of the Governor Matthew Bevin in His Official Capacity as Governor

Decided September 22, 2016. Mary C. Noble wrote the opinion for the court.

498 S.W.3d 355 · Cited 55 times

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• Legislative Research Commission Ex Rel. Prather v. Brown · 664 S.W.2d 907
• Fletcher v. Commonwealth · 163 S.W.3d 852
• Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc. · 790 S.W.2d 186
• Lewis v. Jackson Energy Cooperative Corp. · 189 S.W.3d 87
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cowan v. Wilkinson · 828 S.W.2d 610
• State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. Burning Tree Club, Inc. · 481 A.2d 785
• People Ex Rel. Scott v. Illinois Racing Board · 301 N.E.2d 285
• Attorney General v. Trustees of Boston Elevated Railway Co. · 319 Mass. 642
• State Ex Rel. Douglas v. Thone · 286 N.W.2d 249
• Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Department of Labor & Industry, Prevailing Wage Appeals Board · 715 A.2d 1068
• Hansen v. Barlow · 456 P.2d 177
• Jacobson v. Parks & Recreation Commission of Boston · 189 N.E.2d 199
• Lawson v. Office of the Attorney General · 415 S.W.3d 59
• State ex rel. Sorensen v. State Board of Equalization & Assessment · 123 Neb. 259
• State Ex Rel. Meyer v. Peters · 199 N.W.2d 738
• State Ex Rel. Condon v. Hodges · 562 S.E.2d 623
• Fordice v. Bryan · 651 So. 2d 998
• Harrison v. Leach · 323 S.W.3d 702
• Lund Ex Rel. Wilbur v. Pratt · 308 A.2d 554
• City of Louisville v. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. · 843 S.W.2d 327
• City of Ashland v. Ashland F.O.P. 3, Inc. · 888 S.W.2d 667
• In Re Complaint Against the Sandy Pappas Senate Committee · 488 N.W.2d 795
• Commonwealth v. Martin · 777 S.W.2d 236
• Tax Ease Lien Investments 1, LLC v. Commonwealth Bank & Trust · 384 S.W.3d 141

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