Court Opinion

ID: 9627346
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 08:42:35.356682+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:06:44.978792
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ALMA WILSON,
Justice, with whom OPALA, Justice, joins, dissenting in part:
*1265¶ 1 Ethics Commission v. Cullison1 determined that the Ethics Commission has primary legislative power to regulate ethical conduct of state officials. Cullison struck down 37 statutes because the Legislature encroached upon the legislative power of the Ethics Commission. The same pen - that wrote Cullison, today, declares that the constitutionally-vested legislative power of the Ethics Commission is restricted by a 25-year old statute.2 The majority opinion is inconsistent with Ethics Commission v. Cullison. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent in part.

. 1993 OK 37, 850 P.2d 1069. Cullison interpreted Art. 29 that was added to the Oklahoma Constitution at an election held on September 18, 1990.