Legal Opinion
Foretich, Doris v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 2003No. 02-5224PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
In this case, appellants, Dr. Eric A. Foretich and his parents, challenge the constitutionality of the Elizabeth Morgan Act (“the Act”), claiming that the Act is a bill of attainder. On the record before us, we find that Congress violated the constitutional prohibition against bills of attainder by singling out Dr. Foretich for legislative punishment. We therefore reverse the judgment of the District Court.
Dr. Foretich and…
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