Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

McClure v. Reagan

McClure v. Reagan, 454 U.S. 1025 (1981)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-11-09
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • striking down statute giving any member of Congress the right to challenge judicial appointment after Senate confirmation on ground that legislator’s interest in maintaining effectiveness of his vote was insufficient to confer standing
  • “Certainly no one would contend ... that the losing senators in any vote should automatically have the right to appeal to a federal court for a determination of the correctness of the result approved by a majority of their colleagues”

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed McClure v. Reagan. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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Affirmed on appeal from D. C. Idaho. Justice Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.