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Legal Citation: 752 F. Supp. 1141 (1990)

Plaintiff
Ronald V. Dellums, et al.

Defendant
George Bush, President of the United States

Plaintiff's Claim
That the president of the United States violated Article I of the U.S. Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Resolution by neither providing Congress with notice nor obtaining a congressional declaration of war before initiating a military offensive against Iraq.

Judge
Harold H. Greene

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
13 December 1990

Decision
Denied Dellums' request for an injunction against presidential military action by ruling that the dispute over massive U.S. troop build-up in the Persian Gulf region was not ready for judicial attention.

Significance
The ruling perpetuated the courts' position in avoiding disputes between members...