Legal Opinion
Veterans and Reservists for Peace in Vietnam v. Regional Commissioner of Customs, Region II and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 4, 1972No. 71-1391PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff has frontally assaulted the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 5(b) 1 and the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 500 2 as being unconstitutional facially' and as applied in this case. The attack is essentially two-pronged: the statute and regulations establish an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power without adequate standards, and violate the First Amendment by prohibiting the receipt of unsolicited publications unless the addressee obtains a license, submits to a permanent record his desire to receive…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Collins v. Union Federal Sav. & Loan Ass'nNevada Supreme Court · 1983
- Beneficial Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and Beneficial Management Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Yoshida International, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
- Emergency Coalition to Defend Educational Travel v. United States Department of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.