Legal Opinion
Robert H. Michel v. Donnald K. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 25, 1994No. 93-5109PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
A number of congressmen and individual voters appeal from the judgment of the district court rejecting their challenge to a House rule granting delegates from the territories and the District of Columbia the right to vote in the Committee of the Whole. We hold that the provision does not violate Article I of the Constitution and therefore affirm.
I
Between 1900 and 1974, Congress created the offices of five delegates to the House of Representatives, representing Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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