Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Kline
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 29, 1984No. 84-5155PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge McGOWAN.
Separate dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge BORK.
McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal from the District Court1 requires us to determine when legislation presented to the President for his review is subject to a “pocket veto” under Article I, section 7, clause 2 of the United States Constitution. That clause provides, in part, that if the President disapproves of a bill but fails to return it to its originating house, with his objections noted, within ten days after presentment to him, the bill becomes a law “unless the…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Synar v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
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