U.S. v. Kozminski, No. 86-2000 (U.S. Supreme Court) (487 U.S. 931; 108 S.Ct. 2751) (June 29, 1988) (Justice O'Connor)
Here the Court held that structurally, judicial nullification violates the Separation of Powers Clause because "so long as Congress acts within its constitutional power in enacting a criminal statute, [courts] must give effect to Congress' expressed intention concerning the scope of conduct prohibited." (Id., at 939).
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