· 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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