for King County Bar Association
1. Mistretta v. United States, No. 87-7028 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 5, 1988, Argued , January 18, 1989, * Decided * Together with No. 87-1904, United States v. Mistretta, also on certiorari before judgment to the same court.
OVERVIEW: The Sentencing Reform Act was found to be constitutional because Congress had not delegated excessive legislative power or upset the constitutionally mandated balance of powers among the branches of government.
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