Gates v. Jones
1997-08-24T01:59:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZDY0XC8xOTk3MDgyNDAyMTUzNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The issue in this case is California Proposition 140 which puts a lifetime ban on state legislative service. Mr. Bates is a member of the California Assembly who initiated the suit and Mr. Jones was a sponsor of the bill. The California Supreme Court upheld the law in 1991. A three-judge panel from this circuit heard the appeal of this case from the decision handed down by a federal judge declaring the law unconstitutional.
The issue in this case is California Proposition 140 which puts a lifetime ban on state legislative service. Mr. Bates is a member of the Ca… read more
The issue in this case is California Proposition 140 which puts a lifetime ban on state legislative service. Mr. Bates is a member of the California Assembly who initiated the suit and Mr. Jones was a sponsor of the bill. The California Supreme Court upheld the law in 1991. A three-judge panel from this circuit heard the appeal of this case from the decision handed down by a federal judge declaring the law unconstitutional. close
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- Harriet Chiang Correspondent San Francisco Chronicle->Legal Affairs
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- Betty Binns Fletcher Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->Ninth Circuit
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