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Whether the District of Columbia's Clean Air Compliance Fee May Be Collected From the Federal Government, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jan. 23, 1996

Thus, the, fact that discouraging automobile commuting is one of the stated reasons for the, Clean Air Fee does not convert it from a tax into a regulatory fee when its rev-, enue-raising purpose in support of separate, non-regulatory government operations, is so direct and substantial.

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Validity of Congressional-Executive Agreements That Substantially Modify the United States' Obligations Under an Existing Treaty, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Nov. 25, 1996

by making an executive agreement with our treaty partners, without Senate advice and consent. See Karnuth v. United States, 279 U.S., 231, 239-41 (1929) (Declaration o f War o f 1812 abrogated provision o f Treaty of 1794 granting British subjects, right freely to enter United States);

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Use of Federal Employees for Olympic Security, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 17, 1996

1116 and 1201 o f the Criminal Code, those provisions authorize federal agencies to provide their, em ployees to assist in security operations at the Atlanta Olympics upon request of the Attorney, General.expanded the Act to encompass crimes against official guests of the United, States.

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UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Groups, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Nov. 01, 1996

The Constitution would not bar the federal government from establishing the kind o f govemment-, to-govemment relationship it presently maintains with federally recognized Indian tribes with other, appropriately constituted indigenous communities within the jurisdiction of the United States.

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Transmission by a Wireless Carrier of Information Regarding a Cellular Phone User's Physical Location to Public Safety Organizations, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Sep. 10, 1996

Neither 47 U.S.C. § 1002(a) nor the Fourth Amendment o f the Constitution prohibits a wireless car-, riers transmission to local public safety organizations o f information regarding the physical loca-, tion of a caller who uses a cellular telephone to dial the 911 emergency line.

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Transactions Between the Federal Financing Bank and the Department of the Treasury, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Feb. 13, 1996

, 44 Stat. at 910-11. Since the public debt obligations the FFB intends to receive in exchange for the USPS, and TVA obligations were issued by Treasury, a federal agency* under the FFB Act, it would appear that the, FFB has the authority to purchase them from the CSRDF.

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The Constitutional Separation of Powers Between the President and Congress, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 06, 1996

The Constitutional Separation of Powers Between the President, and Congress, T h is m em o ran d u m provides an overview o f the constitutional issues th at periodically arise concerning, the relatio n sh ip betw een the executive and legislative branches o f the federal governm ent.Authority.

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The Constitutionality of Cooperative International Law Enforcement Activities Under the Emoluments Clause, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Oct. 07, 1996

The Emolum ents Clause o f the Constitution does not bar a proposed cooperative maritime counter-, narcotics operation, because the foreign naval personnel assisting U.S. law enforcement personnel, would not hold an Office of Profit or Trust under the United States. Agreement are fully reciprocal;

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The Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Apr. 17, 1996

The A dvisory C om m ittee on International E conom ic Policy is not subject to the E m olum ents Clause. We therefore believe that, the members of the IEP Advisory Committee do not occupy Office[s] of Profit, or Trust under the Emoluments Clause.

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Submission of Aviation Insurance Program Claims to Binding Arbitration, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Sep. 27, 1996

Submission of Aviation Insurance Program, Claims to Binding Arbitration In insurance policies issued to air carriers pursuant to authority arising under chapter 443 o f title, 49, the Secretary o f Transportation may include 50-50 clauses, which require that disputes

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Severability and Duration of Appropriations Rider Concerning Frozen Poultry Regulations, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jun. 04, 1996

U.S. Const, art., Here, striking only the unconstitutional committee approval clause leaves stand-, ing the bar against use of appropriations to implement the regulation, together, with a separate proviso that the regulation may take effect through the enact-, ment o f authorizing legislation.

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Service on the Board of Directors of Non-Federal Entities by Federal Bureau of Investigation Personnel in Their Official Capacities, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Nov. 19, 1996

Section 208 prohibits any, officer or employee of the executive branch from participating as a government, official in any particular matter in which an organization in which he is serv-, ing as officer, director, trustee, general partner or employee . 136 (1994) ( Connie Lee opinion ).

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Section 609 of the FY 1996 Omnibus Appropriations Act, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 15, 1996

Section 609 of the FY 1996 Omnibus Appropriations Act A provision of an appropriations law purporting to condition the use of funds to pay for the United, States diplomatic representation to Vietnam on the Presidents making a particular detailed certifi-

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Relocation Deadline Provision Contained in the 1996 Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 21, 1996

In Fleming v. Salem Box Co., 38 F., Supp., The technical or clerical error doctrine directs courts, when necessary, to, look beyond a statutes literal language to the statutes legislative history to fash-, ion an interpretation that is consistent with Congresss intention in passing the, statute.

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Protective Assertion of Executive Privilege Regarding White House Counsel's Office Documents, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 08, 1996

, Based on these circumstances, it is my legal judgment that executive privilege, may properly be asserted with respect to the entire set of White House Counsels, Office documents currently being withheld from the Committee, pending a final, Presidential decision on the matter.

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Procedural Rights of Undocumented Aliens Interdicted in U.S. Internal Waters, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Nov. 21, 1996

or removal. Reform Act §302(a), INA § 235(b)(2)(A), 110 Stat. 3009-582.4, Those aliens who do not land on U.S. soil, in contrast, do not constitute applicants, for admission and therefore need not be inspected or screened by an immigration, officer. Arrest Opinion at 3 (emphasis added).

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Presidential Certification Regarding the Provision of Documents to the House of Representatives Under the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jun. 28, 1996

The Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995 requires that, before certain assistance is extended to Mex-, ico, the President must certify that he has provided the House of Representatives with the docu-, ments described in House Resolution 80. United States v. Klein, 80 U.S. (13 W all.

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Placing of United States Armed Forces Under United Nations Operational or Tactical Control, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 08, 1996

Presidents constitutional authority to control the tactical and operational deploy-, ment of U.S. forces.5 Congress cannot, however, burden or infringe the Presi-, dents exercise of a core constitutional power by attaching conditions precedent, to the exercise of that power.

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Permissible Accommodation of Sacred Sites, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Sep. 18, 1996

See Larson v. Valente, 456 U.S. 228, 246 (1982).the Court has stated, where government acts with the proper purpose of lifting, a regulation that burdens the exercise of religion, [there is] no reason to require, that the exemption comes packaged with benefits to secular entities.

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Nomination of Sitting Member of Congress to Be Ambassador to Vietnam, (1996)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jul. 26, 1996

Accordingly, we conclude that Representative Peterson is not constitutionally, ineligible for appointment as Ambassador to Vietnam, provided that the President, finally creates that office after Representative Petersons term of office as a Mem-, ber of Congress has expired on January 3, 1997.

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