Bowsher v. Synar
Significance, The Court Refines The Meaning Of Separation Of Powers, The Balanced Budget And Emergency Deficit Control Act
Appellant
Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States
Appellee
Mike Synar, Member of Congress
Appellant's Claim
That a provision of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Reduction Program of 1985, giving budget-cutting authority--an executive function--to the comptroller general--a legislative branch employee--did not violate the principle of separation of powers.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Lloyd M. Cutler
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Alan B. Morrison
Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens
Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, Byron R. White
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
7 July 1986
Decision
By a vote of 7-2, the Supreme Court struck down the contested provision.
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