Legal Opinion
Cummock, M. Victoria v. Gore, Albert
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1999No. 98-5427PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
EDWARDS, Chief Judge:
On August 22, 1996, in the aftermath of the TWA Flight 800 air disaster, President Clinton established the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (“Commission”). The Commission was chaired by Vice President Gore and included among its members appellant M. Victoria Cummock, who was widowed in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 crash and has been an active advocate for improved safety and security measures ever since. Cummock dissented from the Commission’s final…
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