Public Plaintiff Comes to Nebraska: An Essay on the Limits of State Judicial Power, The
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Authors
Green, J. Patrick
Issue Date
1980
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13
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In Cunningham v. Exont a citizen and taxpayer challenged the form in which state officials proposed to promulgate an amendment to the constitution adopted at a general election. The district court dismissed the suit on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue. On appeal, however, the supreme court reversed. While recognizing that Nebraska usually required a personal interest in the outcome of litigation as a precondition for standing, the court held that the status of citizen and taxpayer was sufficient in Cunningham although the plaintiff had no peculiar interest in the outcome of the litigation and suffered no pocketbook injury as a taxpayer...
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13 Creighton L. Rev. 31 (1979-1980)
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Creighton University School of Law