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81-35

I N THE SUPREBE COURT O THE STATE OF M N A A F OTN

1981

STATE BAR OF MONTANA, a n unincorporated associated, Petitioner,

HON. PEG KRIVEC, Commissioner o f P o l i t i c a l P r a c t i c e s of t h e S t a t e of Montana, e t a l . ,

Respondents.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING: C o u n s e l o f Record: For P e t i t i o n e r :
W. W i l l i a m L e a p h a r t , H e l e n a , Montana W. W i l l i a m L e a p h a r t a r g u e d , H e l e n a , Montana Hughes, B e n n e t t , K e l l n e r a n d S u l l i v a n , H e l e n a , Montana J o h n A l k e a r g u e d , H e l e n a , Montana

For Respondents: Hon. Mike G r e e l y , A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l , H e l e n a , Montana J a c k Lowe a r g u e d , H e l e n a , Montana
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Submitted: Decided: Filed:

March 2 7 , 1 9 8 1 A u g u s t 20, 1 9 8 1

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Mr. Justice John C. Sheehy delivered the Opinion of the Court. State Bar of Montana, an unincorporated association instituted by this Court, [(1975), 165 Mont. 1, 530 P.2d

7651 filed its petition in an original proceeding in this Court, seeking a declaratory judgment that Initiative 85 (Title 5, Ch. 7, MCA) violates the state constitution with regard to the supervision and licensing of attorneys and further that it is unconstitutionally vague so as to deny members of the State Bar of Montana due process of law. The respondents are the Hon. Peg Krivec, commissioner of political practices of the State of Montana, designated in the Initiative as its administrative officer, and Mike Greely as the attorney general of the State of Montana, who is charged with enforcing the provisions of the Initiative. James H. Goetz, a Bozeman attorney, appeared as an intervenor. All parties agree that this Court has original

jurisdiction of this cause under the 1972 Mont. Const., Art. 7,

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