appropriations-rider

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-1487 Brian Bilodeau v. United States First Circuit 2022-05-26 Denied Response Waived appropriations appropriations-rider controlled-substances-act department-of-justice federal-prosecution medical-marijuana standing state-law Whether and under what circumstances the rider prohibits the DOJ from spending federal funds to prosecute criminal defendants for medical marijuana-re…
18-1023 Maine Community Health Options v. United States Federal Circuit 2019-02-06 Judgment Issued Amici (1)Relisted (2) appropriations-act appropriations-rider cardinal-rule implied-repeal legislative-history legislative-intent reciprocal-commitments retroactivity statutory-obligation statutory-payment-obligation Whether an appropriations rider can impliedly repeal a statutory payment obligation despite the 'cardinal rule' disfavoring implied repeals