Bredesen v. Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission

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• holding that a trial court’s rulings on questions of constitutional law are reviewed de novo by an appellate court
• the construction of a statute or a constitutional provision is a question of law
• “We begin by emphasizing that the question in this case is . . . whether a nominee or applicant to fill a judicial vacancy is an ‘employee’ for purposes of the THRA.” (emphasis in original)
• legislative power is the authority to make, order, and repeal law

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