W. Henson MOORE, U.S. Representative, 6th District, La., et al., Appellants,
v.
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, et al.
Ron PAUL, U.S. Representative, 22nd District of Texas, Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, et al.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 13, 1983.
Decided May 4, 1984.
As Amended May 4, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James L. Kaler, Washington, D.C., with whom Sherwood B. Smith, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants in Nos. 83-1077 and 83-1190.
Ron Paul, Washington, D.C., pro se in No. 83-1190.
Douglas Letter, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C. (at the time the brief was filed) and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees, United States in Nos. 83-1077 and 83-1190.
Stanley M. Brand, General Counsel, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., with whom Steven R. Ross, Deputy Counsel, Washington, D.C., House of Representatives was on the brief for appellees, United States House of Representatives, et al. in Nos. 83-1077 and 83-1190.
Morgan J. Frankel, Asst. Senate Legal Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Michael Davidson, Senate Legal Counsel, M. Elizabeth Culbreth, Deputy Senate Legal Counsel and Charels Tiefer, Asst. Senate Legal Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees, United States Senate, et al. in Nos. 83-1077 and 83-1190.
Before WILKEY and SCALIA, Circuit Judges, and LUMBARD, Senior Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Eighteen members of the United States House of Representatives appeal from a decision of the district court which dismissed their challenge to the constitutionality of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982.1 The district court dismissed their complaint on the ground that the legislators...
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