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Constitutional Law Keyed to Paulsen
Clinton v. City of New York
Citation:
524 U.S. 417, 118 S. Ct. 2091, 141 L. Ed. 2D 393 (1998)Facts
The Line Item Veto Act, enacted in April 1996 and effective January 1, 1997, authorized the President to cancel certain spending and tax provisions after signing bills into law. In August 1997, President Clinton exercised this authority to cancel Section 4722(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which would have relieved New York of liability for approximately $2.6 billion in disputed Medicaid taxes, and Section 968 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, which would have allowed farmers’ cooperatives to defer capital gains taxes when purchasing food processing facilities. The New York appellees faced immediate contingent liability upon cancellation of Section 4722(c), while Snake River Potato Growers lost a statutory benefit that would have facilitated their acquisition of processing plants. Both groups filed suit challenging the constitutionality of the Act. The President followed all procedural requirements of the Act, determining that the cancellations would reduce the federal budget deficit, not impair essential government functions, and not harm the national interest.
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