Karn v. U.S. Department of State

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This case presents a classic example of how the courts today, particularly the federal courts, can become needlessly invoked, whether in the national interest or not, in litigation involving policy decisions made within the power of the President or another branch of the government. The plaintiff, in an effort to export a computer diskette for profit, raises administrative law and merit-less constitutional claims because he and others have not been able to persuade the Con gress and the Executive Branch that the technology at…