HOLCOMB v. BRAY

Supreme Court Case No. 21S-PL-518.

187 N.E.3d 1268 (2022)

Eric J. HOLCOMB, Governor of the State of Indiana, Appellant, v. Rodric BRAY, in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Indiana State Senate and Chairman of the Indiana Legislative Council; Todd Huston, in his official capacity as the Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and Vice-Chairman of the Indiana Legislative Council; The Indiana Legislative Council; and The Indiana General Assembly, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Filed June 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: John C. Trimble , A. Richard M. Blaiklock , Aaron D. Grant , Michael D. Heavilon , Lewis Wagner, LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES: Thomas M. Fisher , Solicitor General, Patricia Erdmann , Chief Counsel, Jefferson Garn , Section Chief, Julia C. Payne , Melinda R. Holmes , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICI CURIAE INDIANA CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARS: Josh S. Tatum , Andrea K. Townsend , Yuning Tian , Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana.


This case presents a dispute between the executive and the legislative branches of our state government over the scope of their respective constitutional authority. The General Assembly enacted a law that allows it to call itself into emergency session, which the Governor challenges as unconstitutionally co-opting a purely executive...

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