Clinton v. City of New York
Significance, The Line Item Veto, Presentment Clause Violated, Old Power Under New Name?, Impact
Appellants
President William J. Clinton and other government officials
Appellees
City of New York, Snake River Potato Growers, Inc., et al.
Appellants' Claim
That the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 delegating increased law making powers to the president by Congress was constitutional.
Chief Lawyer for Appellants
Seth P. Waxman, U.S. Solicitor General
Chief Lawyers for Appellees
Charles Cooper, Louis Cohen
Justices for the Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens (writing for the Court), Clarence Thomas
Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
25 June 1998
Decision
Ruled in favor of New York and affirmed a lower court decision by finding that the line-item veto law violated constitutional procedures for making laws.
Related Cases
- Bryant v. Yellen, 447 U.S. 352 (1980).
- Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919 (1983).
- Raines v. Byrd, 521 U.S. 811 (1997).
Sources
Bacon, Donald C., et al., eds. The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
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