Legal Opinion
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Melvin R. Laird, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 21, 1971No. 71-1177PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The question sought to be raised in this action is whether the United States involvement in Vietnam is unconstitutional, a war not having been declared or ratified by the Congress. Plaintiffs seek a declaration of unconstitutionality and an injunction against the Secretary of Defense barring further orders to duty in Southeast Asia of Massachusetts inhabitants if within ninety days of a decree the Congress has not declared war or otherwise authorized United States participation.
The individual plaintiffs are residents of Massachusetts and members of the United States…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by41 opinions
- National Treasury Employees Union v. Richard M. Nixon, Individually and as President of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Holtzman v. SchlesingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell v. Melvin R. LairdCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Egnal v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1975
- Atlee v. LairdDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
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