· 12/13/1990
Dellums v. Bush
Citations
- 752 F. Supp. 1141
- 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16611
- 1990 WL 204671
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting argument that political question doctrine foreclosed challenge to Persian Gulf War
- rejecting argument that political question doctrine foreclosed challenge to Persian Gulf War
- \[T]he Court has no hesitation in concluding that an offensive entry into Iraq by several hundred thousand United States servicemen ... could be described as a 'war' within the meaning ... of the Constitution.\
- “Judicial restraint must, of course, be even further enhanced where the issue is one — as here — on which the other two branches [themselves] may be deeply divided”
- same for Persian Gulf War
- same for Persian Gulf War
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Judges: Harold H. Greene
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