Legal Opinion
Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc. v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Attorney General, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 26, 1990No. 89-7182PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise challenge the constitutionality of certain conditions attached by Congress to the transfer of two federally owned and operated airports to a regional airport authority *50created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. Specifically, they contest the legitimacy of the Board of Review, composed entirely of members of Congress, which the Authority was required to establish as a specific condition to the…
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