Chadha

A penetrating account of one of the most significant cases to come before the U.S. Supreme Court, Chadha examines the historic Supreme Court decision which struck down Congress's legislative veto of executive branch actions. In recounting this pivotal case, Barbara Hinkson Craig takes the reader inside an epic constitutional battle, offering a first-hand glimpse of how constitutional issues are raised and resolved in our society. The Chadha case covers a broad canvas, involving...
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A penetrating account of one of the most significant cases to come before the U.S. Supreme Court, Chadha examines the historic Supreme Court decision which struck down Congress's legislative veto of executive branch actions. In recounting this pivotal case, Barbara Hinkson Craig takes the reader inside an epic constitutional battle, offering a first-hand glimpse of how constitutional issues are raised and resolved in our society. The Chadha case covers a broad canvas, involving high-level figures in the Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations, influential congressmen, powerful interest groups, federal judges, and many others. Craig has interviewed nearly all the major participants and has thoroughly combed the available legislative, administrative, and judicial records. The result is a well-documented, eye-opening narrative that tells not only of Jagdish Chadha's battle to remain in America, but of a widespread struggle between Congress and the executive branch that will have ramifications far into the future.