Legal Opinion
Bulluck v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 19, 1972No. Nos. 24862, 24863PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants instituted these suits in the United States District Court seeking a declaratory judgment that Section 401(2) of the D.C.Revenue Act of 1968 1 was unconstitutional and an injunction against its enforcement. Because they were seeking to enjoin an act of Congress, appellants requested convocation of a three-judge district court.2 Holding that the constitutional question presented was insubstantial, a single district judge denied appellants’ request for a three-judge court and granted appellees’ motion to dismiss the complaint.3 This appeal followed and we…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Evans v. BuchananDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- "Americans United" Inc. v. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- District of Columbia Podiatry Society v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- Hutchins ex rel. Owens v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Bernard Feinberg v. The Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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