Secretary of State v. STATE LEGISLATURE

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• noting that the Legislature cannot by statute limit this court’s constitutional power to issue writs of quo warranto
• providing that to establish standing to seek writ relief, the petitioner must “demonstrate a ‘beneficial interest’ in obtaining writ relief” (citing NRS 34.170)
• noting that a party seeking a writ of mandamus must demonstrate that it will gain a direct benefit from its issuance
• ex plaining that the Legislature cannot restrict, substantially impair, or defeat the exercise of this court’s constitutional powers

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).