Hessey v. Burden

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• reviewing various state cases regarding pre-election challenges to the validity of proposed initiatives
• reviewing various states' cases regarding pre-election challenges to the validity of proposed initiatives
• reviewing various state cases regarding pre-election challenges to the validity of proposed initiatives
• reviewing various states’ cases regarding pre-election challenges to the validity of proposed*initiatives
• “[W]hether a measure is a ‘proper subject of initiative’ should be answered in its entirety before the summary statement, short title, and legislative form are even prepared.”
• “We agree with the majority of courts which hold that [preenaetment] review is imprudent. But there may be extreme cases in which it would be both appropriate and efficient to decide the constitutionality of a proposed initiative.”

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Cited by

28 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Women Prisoners of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections v. District of Columbia
  D.C. Circuit· 1996-08-30· cited 207×
• Committee to Recall Menendez v. Wells
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2010-11-18· cited 68×
• 2922 Sherman Avenue Tenants' Ass'n v. District of Columbia
  D.C. Circuit· 2006-04-14· cited 48×
• Herbst Gaming, Inc. v. Sec'y of State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2006-09-08· cited 48×
• Garvin v. Ninth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2002-12-17· cited 45×
• Charles Bridges v. Sharon Pratt Kelly
  D.C. Circuit· 1996-05-31· cited 42×
• District of Columbia v. Tinker
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1997-03-13· cited 34×
• District of Columbia v. Patterson
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1995-11-30· cited 31×
• Women Prisoners of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections v. District of Columbia
  District of Columbia· 1995-08-14· cited 26×
• Berent v. City of Iowa City
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2007-08-31· cited 21×
• Jackson v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2010-07-15· cited 19×
• DONALD ROTUNDA v. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2015-09-02· cited 16×
• Lasché v. Levin
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-08-06· cited 13×
• Wyoming National Abortion Rights Action League v. Karpan
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1994-09-07· cited 11×
• Bicking v. City of Minneapolis
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2017-03-15· cited 10×
• District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. Pinkard
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2002-06-20· cited 9×
• Citizens for a Public Train Trench Vote v. City of Reno
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2002-09-06· cited 9×
• Metropolitan Baptist Church v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1998-09-03· cited 8×
• Stevenson v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-10-04· cited 8×
• Price v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-08-04· cited 7×

Cites

62 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Foman v. Davis
  Supreme Court· 1962-12-03· cited 17,205×
• Dandridge v. Williams
  Supreme Court· 1970-04-20· cited 3,777×
• McGowan v. Maryland
  Supreme Court· 1961-05-29· cited 3,439×
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1955-05-09· cited 2,938×
• Bolling v. Sharpe
  Supreme Court· 1954-05-17· cited 2,385×
• Morton v. Mancari
  Supreme Court· 1974-06-17· cited 1,878×
• City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-21· cited 1,818×
• Nordlinger v. Hahn
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-18· cited 1,649×
• Kentucky v. Stincer
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-19· cited 1,461×
• Hormel v. Helvering
  Supreme Court· 1941-03-17· cited 1,393×
• M. A. P. v. Ryan
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1971-12-29· cited 973×
• United States v. Borden Co.
  Supreme Court· 1939-12-04· cited 757×
• Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. Bowers
  Supreme Court· 1959-02-24· cited 747×
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal.
  Supreme Court· 1981-05-26· cited 575×
• Hodel v. Indiana
  Supreme Court· 1981-06-15· cited 435×
• Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental Examiners
  Supreme Court· 1935-04-01· cited 410×
• Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. Commission of Webster Cty.
  Supreme Court· 1989-01-18· cited 375×
• District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation v. Air Florida, Inc.
  D.C. Circuit· 1984-12-28· cited 248×
• Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson Avirom
  D.C. Circuit· 1967-06-28· cited 234×
• Brown-Forman Co. v. Kentucky
  Supreme Court· 1910-05-16· cited 206×

Other cases named Hessey v. Burden

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Hessey v. Burden
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-11-08· cited 18×