COFFEE v. HENRY

No. 106,839.

240 P.3d 1056 (2010)

2010 OK 4

Glenn COFFEE, President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and Chris Benge, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Petitioners, v. Brad HENRY, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Morgan , Cheryl Ann Purvis , Staff Counsel, Oklahoma State Senate, Lee Slater , Amy L. Alden , General Counsel, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Petitioners.

D. Kent Meyers , Harvey D. Ellis , Molly H. Tolbert , Crowe & Dunlevy, P.C., Stephen Cortes , General Counsel, Governor Brad Henry, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Respondent.


REIF, J.

¶ 1 The President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have petitioned this Court to assume original jurisdiction. They ask this Court to resolve their dispute with the Governor over use of the line item veto provided by Okla. Const. Art. 6, § 12. The Legislative Leadership specifically complains about two instances in the last Legislative session...

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