Obama Administration Delivers Letter to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

 

 

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April 5, 2012
Obama Administration Delivers Letter to 5 th Circuit Court of Appeals

By Karla Dial

The U.S. Department of Justice today delivered on time a single-spaced, nearly three-page letter to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, explaining what most constitutional scholars already know — yes, courts have the authority to determine whether or not laws will be struck down.

The 5th Circuit requested the letter on Tuesday, 24 hours after President Obama said in a press conference that if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down his signature health care law, it would be an “unprecedented” instance of “judicial activism.”

According to the letter, penned by Attorney General Eric Holder, “the power of the courts to review the constitutionality of legislation is beyond dispute,” though it should only be exercised in “appropriate cases.”
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