Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.

1991 United States Supreme Court case
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.
Argued April 16, 1991
Decided June 17, 1991
Full case nameMetropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.
Docket no.90-906
Citations501 U.S. 252 (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Holding
Congress may not delegate the power to execute the law to agents subject to its control
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter
DissentWhite, joined by Rehnquist, Marshall
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2
U.S. Const. art. I, § 7, cl. 2 & 3

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc., 501 U.S. 252 (1991), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the United States Constitution's separation of powers doctrine. The Court declared Congress may not vest executive power into agents subject to Congress's control.

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  • Text of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc., 501 U.S. 252 (1991) is available from: Cornell  Justia  Library of Congress  Oyez (oral argument audio) 
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