Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Hedges v. Allinder
474 U.S. 892
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-10-15
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- test for severability is whether portion to be stricken is of such import that remainder would be incomplete or would cause results not contemplated by the legislative body
- "the legislature may adopt provisions of federal statutes and administrative rules made by a federal administrative body that are in existence and in effect at the time the legislature acts...”
- severing an entire section of a statute
Citator
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- Cited by
- 37 opinions
Appeal from Sup. Ct. App. W. Va. dismissed for want of substantial federal question.