ðə kˈoːɹt fˈɜːst kənsˈɪdɚd wˌɛɹ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˈækt kʊd tˈeɪk ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə θˈɜːd ɐmˈɛndmənt wˌɪtʃ ɡɹˈæntᵻd kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɪmjˈuːnᵻɾi tə lˈiːɡəl mˈɛʒɚz wˌɪtʃ wɜː nəsˈɛsɪtˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz.
The Court first considered where the 1986 Act could take advantage of the Third Amendment which granted constitutional immunity to legal measures which were necessitated by membership of the European Communities.