MATTER OF WRIT OF PROHIBITION

No. 22395.

912 P.2d 634 (1995)

128 Idaho 266

In the Matter of the WRIT OF PROHIBITION ENTITLED "BALLOT TITLE CHALLENGE ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED." Joanne BUCHIN and Elizabeth Barker Brandt, Petitioners, v. Alan G. LANCE, Attorney General of the State of Idaho, and Pete Cenarrusa, Secretary of State of the State of Idaho, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, November, 1995 Term.

December 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt Holzer, Boise; Janet Crepps, Center for Reproductive Law, Denver, CO; Eve Gartner, Center for Reproductive Law, New York City (argued); and Roger Evans, New York City, for petitioners.

Alan G. Lance, Attorney General, Benito T. Ysursa, Deputy Attorney General, for respondents. William A. von Tagen argued for the Attorney General's Office. Robert L. Aldridge argued for the Idaho Citizen's Alliance.


McDEVITT, Chief Justice

This is an original proceeding for a writ of prohibition against the Attorney General's ballot title for an initiative filed by a group of Idaho citizens and the Idaho Citizen's Alliance (collectively referred to as the ICA). We find the Attorney General's titles to be insufficient.

I.

BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

On June 26, 1995, the ICA filed a proposed initiative with the Secretary of State of the State of...

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