Raines v. Byrd
| Raines v. Byrd | |
|---|---|
| Argued May 27, 1997 Decided June 26, 1997 | |
| Full case name | Raines v. Byrd |
| Citations | 521 U.S. 811 (more) 117 S. Ct. 2312; 138 L. Ed. 2d 849 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Byrd v. Raines, 956 F. Supp. 25 (D.D.C. 1997) |
| Subsequent | Clinton v. City of New York |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg |
| Concurrence | Souter, joined by Ginsburg |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Dissent | Breyer |
Raines v. Byrd, 521 U.S. 811 (1997), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held individual members of Congress do not automatically have standing to litigate the constitutionality of laws affecting Congress as a whole.