Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Right of Appeal — Constitutional Provisions Are Clear and Must Be Given Ordinary Meaning

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Clear constitutional provisions must be given their ordinary meaning without adding exceptions. The principle applies to constitutional interpretation.

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