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Legal Citation: 521 U.S. 811 (1997)

Appellant
Frederick D. Raines, Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, et al.

Appellee
Senator Robert Byrd, et al.

Appellant's Claim
That appellees lacked standing to challenge the recently passed Line Item Veto Act.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Walter E. Dellinger, U.S. Solicitor General

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Alan Morrison

Justices for the Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas

Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
26 June 1997

Decision
That the appellees lacked standing for their case under Article III, section II, of the...