INS v. Chadha

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United States Supreme Court case landmark constitutional law case

INS v. Chadha is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the legislative veto as unconstitutional, significantly reshaping the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.

Aliases (1)

Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case → landmark constitutional law case →
areaOfLaw	administrative law → constitutional law → immigration law →
arguedDate	1982-02-23 →
citation	462 U.S. 919 →
concurrenceBy	Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. →
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Article I of the United States Constitution → Bicameralism requirement → Presentment Clause →
country	United States →
court	Supreme Court of the United States →
decisionDate	1983-06-23 →
dissentBy	Justice Byron R. White → Justice William H. Rehnquist →
docketNumber	80-1832 →
effect	invalidated many federal statutory provisions using legislative veto mechanisms → limited Congress’s ability to control executive agencies through legislative vetoes → strengthened executive branch discretion in administration of statutes →
fullName	Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha →
holding	Congress must comply with bicameralism and presentment to take legislative action → Section 244(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is unconstitutional → one-house legislative veto provisions are unconstitutional →
joinedMajority	Justice Byron R. White → Justice Harry A. Blackmun → Justice John Paul Stevens → Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. → Justice Sandra Day O’Connor → Justice Thurgood Marshall → Justice William J. Brennan Jr. →
jurisdiction	federal question jurisdiction →
legalIssue	bicameralism and presentment requirements → constitutionality of the legislative veto → separation of powers →
majorityOpinionBy	Chief Justice Warren E. Burger →
page	919 →
petitioner	Immigration and Naturalization Service →
rearguedDate	1982-12-06 → 1982-12-07 →
relatedConcept	checks and balances → legislative veto → nondelegation doctrine →
reporter	United States Reports →
respondent	Jagdish Rai Chadha →
subsequentHistory	decision has been repeatedly cited as precedent on separation of powers and legislative veto issues →
volume	462 →
yearDecided	1983 →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
INS v. Chadha ("Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha") →	fullName
United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court →	hasNotableCase
National Emergencies Act →	relatedTo