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''Schlesinger v. Holtzman'', , was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court. The Court overruled a lower court's injunction prohibiting the Defense Department from bombing Cambodia, and so that bombing continued. == Background == The case dealt with United States military operations over Cambodia during the Vietnam War. On April 30, 1970 President Nixon commanded his forces to launch an incursion Cambodia in search of arms depots and enemy forces without consent from the United States Congress. It involves Elizabeth Holtzman and several air force officers against James R. Schlesinger, the Secretary of Defense. In June 1973, Congress voted to discontinue funding of all combat activities in Cambodia from mid-August 1973.〔http://law.jrank.org/pages/13562/Schlesinger-v-Holtzman.html〕 On July 25, 1973, the District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a permanent injunction prohibiting respondent Defense Department officials from "participating in any way in military activities in or over Cambodia or releasing any bombs which may fall in Cambodia". On July 27, 1973, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit stayed the District Court's order, allowing the bombing to go ahead pending the appeal to that Court from the District Court's order. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Schlesinger v. Holtzman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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