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Constitutional Law Keyed to Rotunda
Haig v. Agee
Facts
Agee (Plaintiff) worked for the United States Central Intelligence Agency between 1957 and 1968. Plaintiff immigrated to West Germany. Plaintiff publicly announced his intent to oppose international CIA operations. Plaintiff published a book and disclosed the identities of CIA operatives through a series of articles and press conferences. After Plaintiff’s disclosures led to attacks on CIA operatives, the United States Secretary of State, Haig (Defendant), revoked Plaintiff’s passport. Plaintiff sued in federal district court alleging that the revocation exceeded the scope of the Secretary’s congressionally delegated authority and that the revocation violated various constitutional rights. Plaintiff moved for summary judgment. The district court concluded that the regulation relied upon by the Secretary as grounds for revoking Plaintiff’s passport exceeded the scope of congressionally delegated authority. The court of appeals upheld the district court decision. The Secretary petitioned the United States Supreme Court for review.
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