Supreme Court strikes down line-item veto

Supreme Court strikes down line-item veto

June 25, 1998

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Supreme Court strikes down line-item veto

The Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional legislation that allowed the President to veto individual provisions in tax and spending legislation, the Associated Press reports. The line-item veto can only be authorized with a constitutional amendment, the court ruled.

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