Constitutional Law October 7, 2004

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Constitutional LawOctober 7, 2004

• Separation of Powers
• Judicial Power
• External Limits
• Article III Debate (finish)
• Judicial Power and SOP
• Review Problems

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Recap

• Finished PQ
• Scope of Textual Commitment (Powell)
• Hamdi
• Presidential Authority
• Reviewability of Status
• External Limits
• Amendment
• Appointment
• Jurisdiction

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ii. Klein

• Forfeiture of property
• Proof of noncollaboration
• Evidentiary impact of pardon?
• Ct. held proof of noncollaboration
• Statute
• proof of collaboration
• ousted jurisdiction
• Unconstitutional
• Prescribed rule of decision (so what?)
• Infringes Presidents pardon power

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3. Judicial Power SOP

• Limits of Jurisdiction Stripping
• Other constitutional provisions
• Interfere with essential functions
• Other SOP issues
• Administrative Adjudication
• Broadly tolerated
• Foreclosure of Review?
• Impeachment, Elections, Reprisals
• Extrajudicial Functions

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Problem 1 Facts

• BAD
• Deny Recognition
• Use of Force to Apprehend Terrorists
• Islamias Refusal
• Recognition
• Agreement
• WPR
• Lawsuit by Opposition Groups

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Problem 2 Facts

• SAFE
• Creates NAB
• Broad Powers
• Profiling
• Statutory Silence
• No Official NAB Position
• Civil Suit

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Q.1. Executive Privilege

• Essential Functions Balancing Test
• Need For Production
• Compare Nixon
• Law suit, but civil plaintiff
• Need for Secrecy
• Undifferentiated claim?
• In camera review

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Q.2(a) ND Doctrine

• Rationale and Policy
• Intelligible Principle Test
• ensure safety of public
• airport security requirements
• Historical Application/Comparison
• Narrowing Construction

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Q.2(b) Appointment

• Art II Applies
• Officer of US b/c of authority
• By Atty General (Head of Dept)
• Inferior officer?
• Morrison Factors
• Under AG
• Broad Policy Authority
• Broad Jurisdiction
• Not Temporary

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Q.2(c) Removal

• For Cause Provision
• Removal by AG (President Controls)
• Not per se invalid
• Functions
• Predominantly pure Executive
• Some Quasilegislative
• Level of Officer
• Probably Principal
• Arguably Invalid