Calik v. Kongable

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that initiative measures are construed to effectuate the intent of the electorate
• finding that the purpose of Proposition 200 was to treat drag abuse as a disease and public health problem best addressed through drug treatment and education
• interpreting Proposition 200 and applying rules of statutory construction to interpretation of a statute resulting from an initiative
• interpreting Proposition 200 and applying rules of statutory construction to interpretation of a statute resulting from an initiative
• stating “the subsequent enacting body is often not the same as the one that enacted the original legislation”
• with only a few exceptions, “if the language [of a statute] is clear and unambiguous, we apply it without using other means of statutory construction”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).