Department of Education v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Florida
416 So.2d 455 (1982)
Relevant factsFree
Florida's legislature attached to its general education-appropriations bill a provision barring funds to institutions supporting groups advocating nonmarital sexual relations; the Department of Education and its commissioner (plaintiffs) sought a declaratory judgment that this provision was unconstitutional, but the trial court ruled for the defendants, upholding the bill.
IssueFree
Whether a provision attached to an appropriations bill is invalid if the provision either changes existing non-appropriations law or is not directly and rationally related to the purpose of the appropriations.