Legal Opinion
Connecticut v. American Elec. Power Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 22, 2005No. 04 Civ. 5669(LAP), 04 Civ. 5670(LAP)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER
PRESKA, District Judge.
The Framers based our Constitution on the idea that a separation of powers enables a system of checks and balances, allowing our Nation to thrive under a Legislature and Executive that are accountable to the People, subject to judicial review by an independent Judiciary. See Federalist Paper No. 47 (1788); U.S. Const, arts. I, II, III. While, at times, some judges have become involved with the most critical issues affecting America, political questions are not the proper domain of judges. See, e.g., Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 82 S.Ct. 691, 7…
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- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Natalia Makarova v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the WarSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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