Bowsher v. Synar

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_analysis Relevant to discussions on government accountability.
Examined the role of the Comptroller General.
Implications for future budgetary legislation.
Often studied in constitutional law courses.
Related to budgetary control legislation.
Implications for executive branch authority
Ongoing debates about government spending
Separation of powers in practice
Constitutional limits on government spending authority
gptkbp:case_judicial_impact_analysis Analysis of judicial impact.
gptkbp:case_judicial_impact_significance Significance of judicial impact.
gptkbp:case_judicial_implications Judicial implications for future governance.
gptkbp:case_judicial_outcomes_analysis Analysis of judicial outcomes.
gptkbp:case_judicial_precedent_analysis Analysis of judicial precedent.
gptkbp:case_judicial_precedent_significance Significance of judicial precedent.
gptkbp:case_judicial_reasoning_analysis Analysis of judicial reasoning.
gptkbp:case_judicial_reasoning_significance Significance of judicial reasoning.
gptkbp:case_judicial_review_scope_analysis Analysis of judicial review scope.
gptkbp:case_judicial_review_scope_significance Significance of judicial review scope.
gptkbp:case_legal_consequences_analysis Analysis of legal consequences.
gptkbp:case_legal_consequences_significance Significance of legal consequences.
gptkbp:case_legal_context_analysis Analysis of legal context.
gptkbp:case_legal_contextualization Contextualized within constitutional law.
gptkbp:case_legal_contextualization_analysis Analysis of legal contextualization.
gptkbp:case_legal_contextualization_significance Significance of legal contextualization.
gptkbp:case_legal_critique Critiques of the judicial reasoning.
gptkbp:case_legal_critique_analysis Analysis of legal critiques.
gptkbp:case_legal_critique_significance Significance of legal critiques.
gptkbp:case_legal_debate_analysis Analysis of legal debates.
gptkbp:case_legal_debate_significance Significance of legal debates.
gptkbp:case_legal_discussions Discussions in legal circles.
gptkbp:case_legal_discussions_analysis Analysis of legal discussions.
gptkbp:case_legal_discussions_significance Significance of legal discussions.
gptkbp:case_legal_implications_analysis Analysis of legal implications.
gptkbp:case_legal_interpretation Interpreted in various legal contexts.
gptkbp:case_legal_interpretation_analysis Analysis of legal interpretations.
gptkbp:case_legal_outcomes_analysis Analysis of legal outcomes.
gptkbp:case_legal_repercussions Repercussions for executive authority.
gptkbp:case_legal_repercussions_analysis Analysis of legal repercussions.
gptkbp:case_legal_repercussions_significance Significance of legal repercussions.
gptkbp:case_legal_scholarship Scholarship analyzing the case.
gptkbp:case_legal_scholarship_analysis Analysis of legal scholarship.
gptkbp:case_legal_scholarship_significance Significance of legal scholarship.
gptkbp:case_legal_significance_analysis Analysis of legal significance.
gptkbp:case_number Documented in legal archives.
85-1190
Originated from a challenge to the Gramm-Rudman Act.
No. 87-1390
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_William_Rehnquist
5-4 ruling
Unconstitutional
Influenced future Supreme Court decisions.
Invalidated certain budgetary measures.
Invalidated the role of the Comptroller General.
Significant in budgetary law.
Invalidated certain budgetary measures
Legislative power limitations
Reevaluation of budgetary powers
gptkbp:case_significance Significant for understanding separation of powers.
Important for understanding executive limits.
Significance of legal implications.
Influence on future budgetary legislation
Influence on legislative-executive relations
gptkbp:case_types gptkb:Constitution
Constitutional law case
gptkbp:consequences Implications for future legislation.
Led to revisions in budget control measures.
Significant impact on legislative authority.
Reinforced judicial oversight of legislative actions
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
Rehnquist Court.
gptkbp:court_hearing_date 1998-03-31
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:1998
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 26, 1986
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
gptkbp:effective_date 1998-06-25
gptkbp:historical_context 1980s budget crisis.
1990s budget crisis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bowsher v. Synar
gptkbp:impact Federal budget process
Influenced budgetary control legislation
Legislative vetoes
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Douglas_Bowsher
gptkb:William_Synar
Bowsher
Synar
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for Article I of the Constitution.
gptkbp:is_cited_in Cited in numerous legal opinions.
478 U. S. 714
478 U. S. 714 (1986)
gptkbp:is_debated_in Authority of Congress over budget.
gptkbp:judged_by Judgment delivered by the Supreme Court.
Judgment for Bowsher
gptkbp:judges 6-3
Rehnquist, White, O' Connor, Scalia, Kennedy.
Rehnquist, O' Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Yes
Strict scrutiny
Judicial review of legislative actions.
Analysis of judicial review.
Broad interpretation of separation of powers.
Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall.
Focused on legislative authority.
Judicial decisions impacting government authority.
Constitutionality of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act
gptkbp:legal_context Federal budgetary authority.
Significance of legal context.
Budget Control Act of 1974
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:U._S._Constitution
Part of the constitutional law framework.
Analysis of legal frameworks.
Legal frameworks governing budgetary matters.
Significance of legal frameworks.
Strengthened judicial review.
Struck down provisions of the Act.
Reinforced judicial review authority
Supreme Court's role in checks and balances
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Subject of ongoing legal debate.
Legal arguments centered on executive power.
Principles of checks and balances.
gptkbp:legal_outcome Consequences for legislative practices.
Declared unconstitutional.
Legal outcomes affecting budgetary control.
Struck down legislative provisions.
Struck down provisions of the Act
gptkbp:legal_principle Checks and balances
Non-delegation doctrine
gptkbp:legal_representation Constitutional interpretation
Examined the role of the Comptroller General.
Judicial analysis of legislative authority.
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Gramm-Rudman-Hollings_Act
Influenced the Budget Enforcement Act.
gptkbp:outcome The Court ruled that the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act violated the separation of powers.
Unconstitutional delegation of legislative power
gptkbp:precedent Set a precedent for future cases.
Set judicial precedent for future cases.
Separation of powers doctrine
Limits on executive power in budgetary matters.
Executive authority limitations
Limits on congressional power
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
Separation of powers doctrine
gptkbp:public_reaction Mixed opinions on government power.
gptkbp:publications Discussed in legal journals.
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Clinton_v._City_of_New_York
gptkb:Gramm-Rudman-Hollings_Act
INS v. Chadha
Related to executive authority cases.
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Frequently cited in law reviews.
gptkbp:significance Checks and balances in government
Reaffirmed the importance of the legislative branch's power.
Influence on future cases regarding executive power
gptkbp:significance_in_law Clarified the limits of legislative delegation.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4