· 5/19/1986
Brock v. Pierce County
Citations
- 476 U.S. 253
- 106 S. Ct. 1834
- 90 L. Ed. 2d 248
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 156
- 54 U.S.L.W. 4476
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the Government’s failure to observe a 120-day statutory deadline did not deprive it of authority under the statute
- holding that the Government's failure to observe a 120-day statutory deadline did not deprive it of authority under the statute
- holding that government agencies are not necessarily divested of power to act after specific date by which statute commands that particular action \shall\ be taken
- holding that the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act’s requirement that the Secretary of Labor “shall” take action within 120 days was not jurisdictional
- holding that the Secretary of Labor did not lose authority to recover funds despite his failure to comply with the requirement that he “shall” act “within 120 days”
- holding that floor statements are valid indicators of congressional intent to the extent that they \are consistent with the statutory language\
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Judges: Marshall
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