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· 3/31/1982

Weinberger v. Rossi

Citations

  • 456 U.S. 25
  • 102 S. Ct. 1510
  • 71 L. Ed. 2d 715
  • 1982 U.S. LEXIS 54
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 4354
  • 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 32,535
  • 28 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 585

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  • holding that term \treaty\ also extends to executive agreements
  • highlighting how, under the doctrine, \[c]ourt[s] interpret[] ... [a] statute so as to avoid embroiling the nation in a foreign policy dispute unforeseen by either the President or Congress\
  • highlighting how, under the doctrine, “[c]ourt[s] interpret!] ... [a] statute so as to avoid embroiling the nation in a foreign policy dispute unforeseen by either the President or Congress”
  • explaining that Congress’s “awkward phrasing” should not be overread
  • applying the Charming Betsy canon against United States citizen plaintiffs who had been employed on military bases abroad because their proposed interpretation of the relevant statute would have effectively repudiated Executive Agreements promising preferential hiring of local nationals

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Judges: Rehnquist

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