State of Ridgeway v. Phizkod

Disposition

Reversed in part; statewide injunction vacated except as to respondent; case remanded.

Unanimous — "The Justices of this Court, and each of them, concurred in the opinion of the Chief Justice."

Summary

On certiorari from the Superior Court, the Supreme Court of Ridgeway unanimously holds that a trial judge presiding over a criminal prosecution under R.C.C. § 3.08 could not enjoin enforcement of the statute statewide: equity does not run where the law provides an adequate remedy, and a universal injunction issued from a criminal docket is void. The Court rejects the State's suggestion of mootness following a nolle prosequi and reserves the broader Article IV question about statewide relief, vacating the injunction except as to the respondent and remanding.