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...members of the U.S. House of Representatives, several parents of soldiers and three military personnel who wished to be known only as “John Does” signed on as plaintiffs to the suit. Bonifaz argued that the soldiers faced imminent and irreparable damages if the injunction wasn’t granted...
...suit, following similar failed actions against the Vietnam and Gulf wars, was dismissed by Judge Joseph Tauro on the grounds that it dealt with a political issue that was outside the jurisdiction of the judicial branch...
...Bonifaz argued that it could not constitutionally cede the decision to wage war to the President. He called the legislative history of the resolution “murky,” and questioned the language of the legislation itself. He claimed that even if the constitutional basis for the suit were dismissed the language of Congress’ resolution would not permit the President to move unilaterally...
Bonifaz and about a dozen other students brought suit against the school for harming their education by failing to hire a diverse faculty...
...suit failed, but there were two important consequences: The Court applauded their advocacy as representing the highest standards of professionalism though they were students rather than trained lawyers. It also generated raw dialogue in the faculty,” Ogletree said...