Conyers v. Bush

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Honorable John Conyers, Jr., et al. v. George W. Bush, et al., No. 2:06-CV-11972, 2006 WL 3834224 (E.D. Mich. 2006), is a lawsuit in which Rep. John Conyers Jr. and others alleged that President George W. Bush violated the United States Constitution by signing a bill that was not passed by the United States Congress.

Contents 1 Nature of claim 2 Parties 2.1 Plaintiffs 2.2 Defendants 3 Outcome 4 References

[edit] Nature of claim

John Conyers (a ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee), along with 10 other members of Congress, filed a lawsuit on April 28, 2006 at the district court in Detroit^[1] seeking a restraining order (injunctive relief) preventing the execution of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, S. 1932. The plaintiffs also sought a declaration that the bill be declared unconstitutional and not valid law.

[edit] Parties

[edit] Plaintiffs

• John Conyers
• John Dingell
• George Miller
• Charles Rangel
• Collin Peterson
• Bennie Thompson
• Jim Oberstar
• Barney Frank
• Pete Stark
• Sherrod Brown
• Louise Slaughter

[edit] Defendants

• George W. Bush
• Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
• Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez
• Education Secretary Margaret Spellings
• Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
• Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson
• Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
• Treasury Secretary John W. Snow

[edit] Outcome

The case was dismissed on November 6, 2006 by federal judge Nancy G. Edmunds in Detroit, who cited the representatives' lack of standing.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Associated Press. "11 House Members to Sue Over Budget Bill", ABC News, 2006-04-27. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
2. ^ United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division. "Conyers v. Bush", United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, 2006-11-06. Retrieved on March 19, 2007.