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Constitutionality of an Appropriations Bill Denying Funds for Certain Civil Litigation

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Legislation directing that no funds be expended in the preparation or prosecution of a civil lawsuit by the United States against a state public utility district regarding riparian rights in a river owned by the federal government is not subject to serious constitutional objection.

Updated July 9, 2014