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US vs. Richardson, 418 U.S. 166

UNITED STATES v. RICHARDSON, 418 U.S. 166

418 U.S. 166 | 1974-06-25

U.S. Supreme Court

UNITED STATES v. RICHARDSON, 418 U.S. 166 (1974)

418 U.S. 166

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. RICHARDSON. 

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. 

No. 72-885. 

Argued October 10, 1973. 
Decided June 25, 1974. 

Respondent, as a federal taxpayer, brought this suit for the purpose of obtaining a declaration of unconstitutionality of the Central Intelligence Agency Act, which permits the CIA to account for its expenditures "solely on the certificate of the Director . . . ." 50 U.S.C. 403j (b). The complaint alleged that the Act violated Art. I, 9, cl. 7, of the Constitution...