Dames & Moore v. Regan
| Dames & Moore v. Regan | |
|---|---|
| Argued June 24, 1981 Decided July 2, 1981 | |
| Full case name | Dames & Moore v. Donald T. Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. |
| Citations | 453 U.S. 654 (more) 101 S. Ct. 2972; 69 L. Ed. 2d 918 |
| Holding | |
| Executive orders dissolving judgments and suspending pending civil claims against Iranian government were constitutional. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun; Powell (all but n. 6); Stevens (all but Part V) |
| Concurrence | Stevens (in part) |
| Concur/dissent | Powell |
| Laws applied | |
| IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. § 1702 | |
Dames & Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S. 654 (1981), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with President Jimmy Carter's Executive Order 12170, which froze Iranian assets in the United States on November 14, 1979, in response to the Iran hostage crisis, which began on November 4, 1979.