Special Report of the Senate Committee on Rules, Relative to the Rule-making Powers of the Two Branches of the General Court: An Anthology of Legal and Research Documents Relating to the Case of Paisner V. Attorney General, Compiled Pursuant to the Senate Order, Senate No. 1959, Adopted on Feb 23, 1984...An anthology of documents on the state legislative process; the legal status of legislative rules; constitutional questions concerning rule making powers of the general court; discusses the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court's landmark decision on Paisner v. Attorney General (1983); includes briefs and other documents... |
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Reflections | 19 |
Attorney Generals Summary of Initiative Petition | 35 |
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adopted Amendment 48 amicus curiae appoint Article 48 Attorney Attorney General's authority ballot Bellotti bicameral Bulger chair Clear conflict Clerk Commonwealth of Massachusetts concurrent resolution conference report conflict with House Congress Const constitutional amendment Constitutional Convention debate determine election excluded matters exercise form for submission Francis X Governor House of Representatives House Rules Init Initiative and Referendum Initiative Petition 83/14 initiative process Jefferson's Manual Joint Rules lative law-making power legislative committee legislative matter legislative party caucus legislative power legislative procedure legislative process legislative rules Legislature limited majority Mass Massachusetts Constitution Massachusetts Senate minority leader minority party motion Opinion Paisner plaintiffs popular initiative presiding officer proper form proposed law refusal to certify respective branch rules of procedure rules of proceedings Secretary Section Senate Rule session Sisitsky Speaker statute Steering and Policy submitted SUFFOLK COUNTY Supreme Judicial Court tion tive unicameral vote voters