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UNITED STATES v. WILL

No. 79-983.

449 U.S. 200 (1980)

UNITED STATES v. WILL ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Acting Solicitor General Geller argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Assistant Attorney General Daniel, Mark I. Levy, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Neil H. Koslowe, and Mark N. Mutterperl.

Kevin M. Forde argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Richard J. Prendergast.†

CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

These appeals present the questions whether under the Compensation Clause, Art. III, § 1, Congress may repeal or modify a statutorily defined formula for annual cost-of-living increases in the compensation of federal judges, and, if so, whether it must act before the particular increases take effect.

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Congress has enacted an interlocking network of statutes to fix the compensation of...

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