ConLaw Class 4 – The Legislative Powers

January 26th, 2016

The lecture notes are here.

The Legislative Powers

  • Bicameralism & Presentment (260-261).
  • INS v. Chadha (261-272).
  • Clinton v. City of New York (272-281).
  • Read Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution (3-4).
  • Enumerated Powers in Article I, Section 8 (281-283).
  • Bills of Attainder (283-284).
  • Note 5 – Nixon v. GSA (293-294).
  • Ex Post Facto Clause (294-295).
  • Contracts Clause (295).

This is Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, who wrote the majority opinion in INS v. Chadha.

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This is Jagdish Chadha.

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Justice Louis Powell authored a concurring opinion.

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Justice White dissented.

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The City of New York was led, at the time by Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who opposed President Clinton’s usage of the “Line Item Veto.”

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The majority opinion was authored by Justice John Paul Stevens.

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Justice Anthony Michael Kennedy concurred.

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Justice Stephen G. Breyer dissented, in part.

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Justice Antonin Scalia dissented, in other parts.

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Nixon v. GSA concerned President Nixon’s attempts to keep secret tapes he recorded privately in the White House.

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