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ALASKA CHRISTIAN BIBLE INST. v. STATE

Nos. S-2750, S-2789.

772 P.2d 1079 (1989)

ALASKA CHRISTIAN BIBLE INSTITUTE, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, the Governor of the State of Alaska, and the Legislature of the State of Alaska, Appellees. Paul TIGNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, and the Senate of the Fifteenth Legislature of the State of Alaska, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth P. Jacobus, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, for appellant Alaska Christian Bible Institute and amicus curiae Terrence H. Martin.

Arthur H. Peterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Grace Berg Schaible, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellees.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

On November 6, 1984, Alaska voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting the length of regular sessions of the state legislature. These consolidated appeals raise the question whether the legislature violated this amendment, contained in article II, section 8, by remaining in regular session more than 120 calendar days in 1986 and 1987. Superior Court Judge Brian C. Shortell concluded that the 1986 legislature did...

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