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Reanimating the States’ Single Subject Jurisprudence: A New Constitutional Test
Southern Illinois University Law Journal (2015)
  • Justin W. Evans, Georgia Southern University
  • Mark C. Bannister, Fort Hays State University
Abstract
Most states’ courts do not rigorously enforce the single subject rule contained in their constitutions. This paper first argues that the courts should immediately dispense with the common law doctrines frustrating the rule’s enforcement. The paper then proposes a framework—a new constitutional test by which single subject challenges should be evaluated. The proposed framework is grounded in the intent of the rule’s framers and ratifiers.
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Publication Date
Winter 2015
Citation Information
Justin W. Evans and Mark C. Bannister. "Reanimating the States’ Single Subject Jurisprudence: A New Constitutional Test" Southern Illinois University Law Journal Vol. 39 Iss. 2 (2015) p. 163 - 230 ISSN: 0145-3432
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/justin-evans/3/