Petitions of the day
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on May 7, 2018 at 8:35 pm
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The petitions of the day are:
Issue: Whether Congress’ delegation to the Department of the Interior of withdrawal authority over large tracts of land can survive without the legislative-veto right that Congress included as a check on the exercise of that authority.
Issue: Whether Congress intended to grant the Secretary of the Interior the authority to make large-tract withdrawals without the congressional oversight provided by the legislative veto embedded in the delegation of authority.