[DOWNLOAD] "Stilp v. Commonwealth" by Court of Appeals Thirteenth District of Texas Corpus Christi - Edinburg # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Stilp v. Commonwealth
- Author : Court of Appeals Thirteenth District of Texas Corpus Christi - Edinburg
- Release Date : January 14, 2006
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 130 KB
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These matters are before this Court, upon exercise of plenary jurisdiction, based upon the important constitutional questions posed by the parties. The absence of a developed record is no impediment to review of these questions because the cases pose purely legal challenges to two pieces of legislation: Act 44 of 2005, which tied salaries provided to the Judiciary, the General Assembly, and certain high-ranking executive branch officials to the salaries provided to federal officials by means of specific formulas, resulting in increased salaries; and Act 72 of 2005, which repealed Act 44 in its entirety. The factual circumstances giving rise to the litigation are undisputed by the parties. Indeed, the parties assume the Courts familiarity with, and acceptance of, certain foundational facts concerning the interplay between the two Acts and the occasion for Act 72. Thus, in the discussion that follows, and for purposes of background, we will take judicial notice of some of the relevant factual circumstances concerning the legislative process and the legislation itself.