Legal Opinion
Common Cause v. Biden
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 21, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2012-0775PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EMMET G. SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action are a non-profit organization devoted to government accountability and election reform, four members of the United States House of Representatives, and three individuals who allege they would have benefited from the DREAM Act. They bring this suit against representatives of the United States Senate seeking a declaratory judgment that Rule XXII (the “Cloture Rule” or the “Filibuster Rule”) — which requires a vote of sixty senators to proceed with or close debate on bills or presidential nominations and a two-thirds…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. VilsackDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Conference of State Bank Supervisors v. Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Common Cause v. Joseph Biden, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
- Western Wood Preservers Institute v. McHughCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Grace v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
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