Legal Opinion
Lobue v. Christopher
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 31, 1995No. CA 95-1097PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
This case presents a challenge to the constitutionality of the United States’ extradition statute. The government of Canada has charged the plaintiffs with kidnapping and now seeks to have them extradited from the United States to Canada to stand trial. Plaintiffs contend that the extradition statute purports to confer upon the Secretary of State the power to review and set aside the legal conclusions of federal extradition judges and is therefore unconstitutional. Upon careful consideration of the text of the statute, the filings and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Morrison v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by29 opinions
- DeSilva v. DiLeonardiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Anthony J. Lobue v. Warren Christopher, Secretary, U.S. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Paolo Lo Duca v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Matter of Extradition of MarzookDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- DeSilva v. DiLeonardiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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