“Furbetti del cartellino” e automatismo espulsivo: l’insostenibile leggerezza dell’interpretazione adeguatrice (traendo spunto da Corte cost. n. 123 del 2020)

The aim of this paper is to analyze the recent decision of the Constitutional Court, n. 123 of 2020, concerning the automatic lay off of the public employee in case of false attestation of his presence in service. In particular, the study focuses on the issue of the interpretation according to the Constitution and its limits, especially the letter of the law. In addition, the Author criticizes the current trend of the Court to sanction with inadmissibility the referring judge who did not adhere to the prevailing hermeneutic approach. Finally, some comments are proposed regarding the (in)admissibility of the Constitutional Court’s review on choices involving the use of discretion, exclusively reserved to the Parliament.