Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War
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Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War, 418 U.S. 208 (1974), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which ruled that citizens do not have the right to challenge the constitutionality of members of Congress holding reserve commissions in the armed forces.[1]
Quick Facts Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War, Argued January 14, 1974 Decided June 25, 1974 ...
Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War | |
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Argued January 14, 1974 Decided June 25, 1974 | |
Full case name | Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War, et al. |
Docket no. | 72-1188 |
Citations | 418 U.S. 208 (more) 94 S. Ct. 2925; 41 L. Ed. 2d 706 |
Case history | |
Prior | Reservists Comm. to Stop the War v. Laird, 323 F. Supp. 833 (D.D.C. 1971); affirmed, 495 F.2d 1075 (D.C. Cir. 1972); cert. granted, 411 U.S. 947 (1973). |
Holding | |
There is no standing to sue based on an injury shared by all citizens even when refusal to find such standing means that no one may sue. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Burger, joined by Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist |
Concurrence | Stewart |
Dissent | Douglas, joined by Marshall |
Dissent | Brennan |
Dissent | Marshall |
Laws applied | |
Article III, Sec. 2 |
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