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Constitutional Law

Separation of powers

7 case briefs on separation of powers in Constitutional Law, each with the citation in the book’s form. All Constitutional Law briefs

  • United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.

    United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp., 299 U.S. 304 (1936).

    Is the Joint Resolution, as applied to a situation in foreign territory, an unlawful delegation of legislative power to the President?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • United States v. Nixon

    United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974).

    Was the district court's order appealable so that the case was properly before the Supreme Court, and was the dispute between the Special Prosecutor and the President, both Executive Branch officers, a justiciable controversy?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha

    Immigr. & Naturalization Serv. v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919 (1983).

    Can the Court decide this case, given the objections that the INS is not aggrieved, Chadha lacks standing, no real controversy exists, and the issue is a political question?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • Morrison v. Olson

    Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988).

    Is the independent counsel an inferior officer rather than a principal officer, and if so, may Congress vest her appointment in a court under the Appointments Clause?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • Dames & Moore v. Regan

    Dames & Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S. 654 (1981).

    Did Congress, through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, authorize the President to nullify attachments on Iranian assets in the United States and to order those assets transferred?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • Clinton v. City of New York

    Clinton v. City of N.Y., 524 U.S. 417 (1998).

    Does the Act's expedited review section, which speaks of individuals adversely affected, reach corporate and governmental plaintiffs?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • Trump v. United States

    Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593 (2024).

    Does a former President have immunity from federal criminal prosecution for official acts taken during his tenure in office, and how far does that immunity reach?

    Supreme Court of the United States