Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Kelly
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 1992No. 91-CV-1420PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Section 412 of Title IV (the “District Charter”) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, as amended,1 grants to the Council of the District of Columbia (the “Council”) limited power through the use of resolutions to approve or disapprove certain proposed actions of the Mayor and other District governmental entities. Specifically, as pertinent to the matter now before us, section 412, as amended and codified in D.C.Code § 1-229 (1992),2 provides:(a) The Council, to discharge the powers and duties imposed herein, shall pass acts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gary v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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