# *Bourke v. Beshear*

June 16, 2014 • Legal Briefs 

By Elizabeth Wydra and [Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro) 

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##### *Bourke v. Beshear* 

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##### Elizabeth Wydra 

President, Constitutional Accountability Center

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##### [Ilya Shapiro](/people/ilya-shapiro)

Former Vice President and Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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