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Title: Board of County Comrs v. Geringer
Author : Supreme Court of the United States
Release Date : January 03, 1997
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 62 KB

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The sole issue presented by this appeal is the constitutionality, under our state constitution, of Wyomings statutory provision providing for the establishment and funding of a county court in counties with a population of less than 30,000. The issue arises under the equal protection and uniform operation of the laws requirements found in the Constitution of the State of Wyoming. Sublette County, with a population of less than 30,000, was denied full funding to establish a county court, while the state legislature has approved full funding for a county court in other counties having a population of less than 30,000. We hold that the statutory provision does not facially violate the state constitution as special legislation, as there exist rational reasons why the legislature could deny funding of county courts in counties having a population of less than 30,000. However, as applied to this case, the statutory provision violates the constitutional mandate for equal protection of the laws because there is disparate treatment of counties having populations of less than 30,000. We reverse the decision of the district court.