Legal Opinion
Staughton Lynd v. Dean Rusk, Secretary of State, Jane Wittman v. Secretary of State
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 20, 1967No. 20790_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
The present cases raise the question whether and to what extent the Secretary of State may enforce compliance with area restrictions on foreign travel, following his determination that travel by United States citizens to five designated countries — China, Cuba, North Korea, North Vietnam, and Syria — would be inimical to the nation’s foreign relations. 1
In Zemel v. Rusk, 381 U.S. 1, 85 S.Ct. 1271, 14 L.Ed.2d 179 (1965), the Supreme Court held that the Passport Act of 1926, 22 U.S.C. § 211a (1964), 2 authorizes the Secretary to make such a determination and to restrict…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Kent v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Leon WeissCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Berrigan v. SiglerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Philip Agee v. Edmund S. Muskie, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth v. DenaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Woodward v. RogersDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
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