Train v. City of New York
| Train v. City of New York | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 12, 1974 Decided February 18, 1975 | |
| Full case name | Train v. City of New York |
| Citations | 420 U.S. 35 (more) 95 S. Ct. 839; 43 L. Ed. 2d 1; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 104 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | City of New York v. Train, 494 F.2d 1033 (D.C. Cir. 1974); cert. granted, 416 U.S. 969 (1974). |
| Holding | |
| "The 1972 Amendments do not permit the Administrator to allot to the States under § 205(a) less than the entire amounts authorized to be appropriated by § 207. pp. 420 U. S. 42–49." [1] | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Laws applied | |
| Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 to the Clean Water Act, 86 Stat. 816, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (1970 ed., Supp III) (1972 Act) | |
Train v. City of New York, 420 U.S. 35 (1975), was a statutory interpretation case in the Supreme Court of the United States. Although one commentator characterizes the case's implications as meaning "[t]he president cannot frustrate the will of Congress by killing a program through impoundment," the Court majority itself made no categorical constitutional pronouncement about impoundment power but focused on the statute's language and legislative history.