PUBLIC CITIZEN v. U.S. DIST. COURT, DIS., COLUMBIA

No. 06-5232.

486 F.3d 1342 (2007)

PUBLIC CITIZEN, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allison M. Zieve argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Adina H. Rosenbaum, Brian Wolfman, and Scott L. Nelson.

Martha Jane Perkins was on the brief for amici curiae Representatives Henry R. Waxman, et al. in support of appellant urging reversal.

Alisa B. Klein, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, Jonathan F. Cohn, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney. R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Michael F. Altschul and Helgi C. Walker were on the brief for amicus curiae CTIA-The Wireless Association in support of appellee.

Before: TATEL and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Article I of the United States Constitution requires that before proposed legislation may "become[] a Law," U.S. CONST. art. I, § 7, cl. 2, "(1) a bill containing its exact text [must be] approved by a majority of the Members of the House of Representatives; (2) the Senate [must] approve[] precisely the same text; and (3) that text [must be] signed into law by...

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