· 4/21/2006
Bancoult, Olivier v. McNamara, Robert S.
Citations
- 445 F.3d 427
- 370 U.S. App. D.C. 348
- 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 10065
- 2006 WL 1042356
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- describing \topics that serve as the quintessential sources of political questions: national security and foreign relations\
- “The courts may not bind the executive’s hands on [political questions], whether directly— by restricting what may be done—or indirectly—by restricting how the executive may do it.”
- “The courts may not bind the executive’s hands on [political questions], whether directly — by restricting what may be done — or indirectly — by restricting how the executive may do it.”
- dismissing complaint on political question ground
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Tatel, Brown, Griffith
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