Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 3, 2000
Conservative George Court Plays It Safe Politically
Malcolm Lucas learned the hard way that state lawmakers do not take kindly to courts that clip their wings. In 1991, California's chief justice wrote the landmark Supreme Court opinion that upheld a voter initiative imposing term limits on state lawmakers and requiring a 38-percent cut in the Legislature's operating budget.
In 1991, California's chief justice wrote the landmark Supreme Court opinion that upheld a voter initiative imposing term limits on state...
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