Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Raines
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 10, 1997No. Civil 97-0001 (TPJ)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JACKSON, District Judge.
This action challenges the validity of legislation entitled the Line Item Veto Act, Pub. Law No. 104-130,110 Stat. 1200 (1996) (to be codified at 2 U.S.C. §§ 681 note, 691 et seq.) (“the Act”), which empowers the President unilaterally to “cancel” certain appropriations and tax benefits after signing them into law. The Act represents an effort by Congress to enlist presidential assistance in controlling rampant federal spending by conferring upon the President what it termed a species of “enhanced rescission” power, expanding the authority he…
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