Legal Opinion
Florida Audubon Society v. Lloyd M. Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Margaret Richardson, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 20, 1996No. 94-5178PublishedCited by 622 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE, with whom SILBERMAN, WILLIAMS, GINSBURG, HENDERSON, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges, join.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS, with whom EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD, and TATEL, Circuit Judges, join.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
The Constitution limits the jurisdiction of the federal judiciary to actual cases or controversies between proper litigants. See Liverpool, New York, & Philadelphia Steam-Ship Co. v. Commissioners of Emigration, 113 U.S. 33, 39, 5 S.Ct. 352, 355, 28 L.Ed. 899…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by622 opinions
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- Wyoming Outdoor Council v. United States Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
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