Legal Opinion
Atlee v. Laird
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 28, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-2324PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs in this suit allege that the prosecution of the war in Southeast Asia by this government violates various provisions of the United States Constitution, Treaties of the United States, and doctrines of international law. They seek a permanent injunction against the expenditure of funds for this war which have been authorized and appropriated by Acts of Congress. The defendant in this case is Melvin Laird, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense. The United States government, through the office of the United States Attorney for…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the WarSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- A. J. Korioth v. Honorable Dolph Briscoe v. City of Farmers Branch, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- William B. Richardson v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell v. Melvin R. LairdCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Atlee v. LairdDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
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