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Consumers Union of U. S., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 22, 1982No. 82-1737PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
This case involves three questions certified to us by the District Court pursuant to Section 21(f)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Improvements Act of 1980 (FTCIA).1 All three questions concern the constitutionality of Section 21(a) of that Act, which requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after promulgating any final rule, to submit such rule to Congress for review. The rule becomes effective after ninety days of continuous session following submission unless both Houses of Congress adopt a concurrent resolution disapproving the final rule.
In August of 1981 the…
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- Jagdish Rai Chadha v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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- Commonwealth v. SessomsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Process Gas Consumers Group v. Consumer Energy Council of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Synar v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Stewart v. Utah Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1994
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