Legal Opinion
Atchison v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1991No. 90-1001, 90-1004PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
These appeals stem from two consolidated actions for declaratory judgment seeking to invalidate emergency legislation enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia in June 1990. That legislation amended previous laws adopted partly by initiative which granted rights to shelter and housing assistance to homeless individuals and families in the District of Columbia. The Superior Court held the emergency act to be a valid exercise of the Council’s legislative powers and denied the motions. In this court, appellants argue first that the Council lacks any power to…
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