Shields v. Gerhart

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that Article 13 unequivocally sets forth single specific right rather than general principle
• explaining that while Article 1 is not self-executing, it was “designed first and foremost to set a direction for civil society and to express and institutionalize a theory of republican government.” (quotation omitted)
• stating that Article 13 unequivocally sets forth single specific right rather than general principle
• holding that Article 1 is not self-executing
• finding state constitutional due-process clause was not self-executing because other constitutional provisions provided recourse for state interference with property rights
• finding state constitutional due-process clause was not self-executing because other constitutional provisions provided recourse for state interference with property rights

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).