Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization
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Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization (1978) 22 Cal.3d 208 was a California Supreme Court case, in which the Amador Valley Joint Union High School District challenged the constitutionality of California's Proposition 13, which placed a cap on property taxes.
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Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization | |
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Decided 1978 | |
Full case name | Amador Valley Joint Union High School District et al., Petitioners, v. State Board of Equalization et al., Respondents. County of Alameda et al., Petitioners, v. State Board of Equalization et al., Respondents. City and County of San Francisco et al., Petitioners, v. Joseph E. Tinney, as Tax Assessor, etc., et al., Respondents |
Citation(s) | 22 Cal.3d 208, 583 P.2d 1281, 149 Cal.Rptr. 239 |
Holding | |
The court confirmed that an initiative may not "revise" California's constitution; however, the Prop 13 did not amount to a revision but an amendment. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Rose Bird |
Associate Justices | Mathew O. Tobriner, Stanley Mosk, William P. Clark, Jr., Frank K. Richardson, Wiley Manuel, Frank C. Newman |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Richardson, joined by Tobriner, Mosk, Clark, Manuel, Newman |
Concur/dissent | Bird |
Laws applied | |
California Constitution |
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