Legal Opinion
State of Kansas v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 18, 1994No. 92-5259PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, who have brought a three-pronged constitutional challenge to the Wright Amendment, claiming that it violates the Port Preference Clause and the First Amendment, and interferes with their right to interstate travel, appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment on behalf of the government. We affirm.
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The Wright Amendment, section 29 of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 (the International Competition Act), Pub.L. No. 96-192, 94 Stat. 35, 48-49 (1980), 1 restricts air…
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