Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 8, 1994No. 282, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To his Excellency, Thomas R. Carper,
Governor of the State of Delaware:
On July 22, 1994, you requested the Opinion of the Justices on the following question:
Is an appointment to the board of directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation [Amtrak] an appointment to an “office under the United States” for purpose of Article III, § 11 of the Constitution of the State of Delaware?
Origin of Question
The question which you have propounded to the Justices arises from the desire of the President of the United States, William J. Clinton, to appoint you to the board of directors of Amtrak. You…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State v. EvangelistaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- State ex rel. Biggs v. CorleySupreme Court of Delaware · 1934
- Henry Anderson v. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
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