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· 7/26/1995

Wagner v. Secretary of State

Citations

  • 663 A.2d 564
  • 1995 Me. LEXIS 173

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that because an initiative may never become effective, the court was not “presented with a concrete, certain, or immediate legal problem”
  • holding that because an initiative may never become effective, the court was not “presented with a concrete, certain, or immediate legal problem”
  • holding that arguments “concern{ing] the future effect, enforceability, and constitutionality of the initiative if enacted ... [are] not ripe for judicial review”
  • reviewing whether an initiative question’s language was materially misleading when, under the law in place at that time, the question was part of the petition
  • reviewing whether an initiative question’s language was materially misleading when, under the law in place at that time, the question was part of the petition
  • “Ripeness concerns the fitness of the issue for judicial decision and the hardship to the parties of withholding court consideration.”

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Judges: Wathen, Roberts, Glassman, Clifford, Rudman, Dana

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