Legal Opinion

National Association of Manufacturers v. McGrath

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 17, 1952No. Civ. A. 381-48PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This action is brought by the National Association of Manufacturers of the United States -and one of its officers against the Attorney General of the United States, to enjoin him from instituting prosecutions against them for violations of the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, Act of August 2, 1946, secs. 302-311, 60 Stat. 839, 2 U.S. C.A. §§ 261-270. The basis of the action is twofold: first, that the Act is unconstitutional ; and, second, that even if valid, it is not applicable to the plaintiffs.

The Act may be divided into two parts: First, all persons, except…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. State v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  3. Rumely v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  4. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Morgan, Lewis & BockiusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
  5. United States v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953

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