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Court hands Bevin victory on Executive Reorganization Power

Frankfort, KY - On June 13, 2019, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Gov. Matt Bevin's executive power to reorganize boards and commissions.

In affirming the Franklin Circuit Court ruling, the court said, "In sum, on the facts before us, neither KRS 12.028 nor EO 2017-364 constitutes an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power. Nor did the Governor's reorganization of the Education Professional Standards Board, besides the Governor's restructuring of its appeal process, constitute an unconstitutional infringement on the judiciary's power because the temporary reorganization of this board does not impute the judicial power in any way."

In response to the 7-0 ruling, Gov. Bevin issued the following statement:


"The Supreme Court's decision reveals what a shameful waste of taxpayer resources the Attorney General's three and a half years of politically motivated lawsuits have been. The Court forcefully rejected every single one of Andy's arguments, finding that he 'ignored' the constitution and that his positions 'contradict the plain and explicit text' of Kentucky law. After such a stinging defeat, the self-proclaimed 'people's lawyer' should, for once, think about actually helping the people of Kentucky instead of suing them."
The ruling is available at kycourts.net.


This story was posted on 2019-06-17 06:48:44
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