Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha
Significance, Further Readings
Petitioner
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Respondent
Jagdish Rai Chadha
Petitioner's Claim
The court of appeals ruling that the legislative veto was an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers was incorrect.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Rex E. Lee, U.S. Solicitor General
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Alan B. Morrison
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., John Paul Stevens
Justices Dissenting
William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
23 June 1983
Decision
The legislative veto provision found in the Immigration and Nationality Act, which permitted either branch of Congress to veto a deportation suspension authorized by the attorney general, was unconstitutional.
Related Cases
- Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52 (1926).
- The Pocket Veto Case, 279 U.S. 655 (1929).
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 297 U.S. 288 (1936).
- United States v. Lovett, 328 U.S. 303 (1946).
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