Legal Opinion
Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc. v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 20, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-3319PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
The Supreme Court’s recent separation of powers jurisprudence has been populated by an array of novel situations. Within the last few years, the Court has upheld the constitutionality of a Sentencing Commission within the Judicial Branch composed of judges and others appointed by the President and charged with the duty of formulating guidelines for sentencing of federal offenders, Mistretta v. United States, — U.S. —, 109 S.Ct. 647, 102 L.Ed.2d 714 (1989); has rejected a challenge to an independent counsel located within the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc. v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Attorney General, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- City of Des Moines v. Puget Sound Regional CouncilCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
- City of Des Moines v. Puget Sound Regional CouncilCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
- Federal Firefighters Ass'n, Local 1 v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1989
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