District Judge Orders Government to Redesign Money
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. “Treasury Department’s failure to design, produce and issue paper currency that is readily distinguishable to blind and visually impaired” people violates federal law, since paper money effectively precludes them from “meaningful access to U.S. currency.
The Order can be found here.
November 29th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
Bill-
I jumped in this conversation over at Volokh (http://volokh.com/posts/1164777724.shtml#163904). Is there anything to my initial thought that an Article III judge has no power to order the Treasury Department to print money the way the judge deems necessary, as this power is an enumerated power of Congress under Article I?
mark
November 29th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
I haven’t read the opinion yet, but if it turns on a question of statutory construction, Congress can easily remedy that by amending the relevant statute(s). That would seem to be the most expeditious way to avoid what the judge perceived to be the problem.
November 29th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Can’t bills currently be told apart by feel since the numbers are raised?