JOHNSTON, INC. v. Com., Dept. of Revenue

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• emphasizing that policy determinations are generally within the sphere of the Legislature
• emphasizing that policy determinations are generally within the sphere of the Legislature
• emphasizing that policy determinations are generally within the sphere of the Legislature
• emphasizing that policy determinations are generally within the sphere of the Legislature
• noting, in the context of applying a different tax exemption, that “[sjuch policy determinations, however, are within the exclusive purview of the legislature, and it would be a gross violation of the separation of powers doctrine for us to intrude into that arena”
• “[J]udges plainly stand at a disadvantage in the substantive lawmaking process, which also, quite frankly, is often steeped in difficult political judgments, including choices among vital competing interests.”

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