Legal Opinion
Dellums v. Bush
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 13, 1990No. Civ. A. 90-2866 (HHG)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This is a lawsuit by a number of members of Congress 1 who request an injunction directed to the President of the United States to prevent him from initiating an offensive attack against Iraq without first securing a declaration of war or other explicit congressional authorization for such action.
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The factual background is, briefly, as follows. On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded the neighboring country of Kuwait. President George Bush almost immediately sent United States military forces to the Persian Gulf area to deter Iraqi aggression and to preserve…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
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