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Supreme Court· 12/6/1971

Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson

Citations

  • 404 U.S. 97
  • 92 S. Ct. 349
  • 30 L. Ed. 2d 296
  • 1971 U.S. LEXIS 95

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  • holding that the new rule of law \should not be applied retroactively in the present case\
  • holding that courts should look to whether retroap-plieation will further uniformity of the rule and whether any inequity would result when deciding whether to apply a new rule retroactively
  • explaining that a rule may be denied retroactive application if its application would work an injustice
  • recognizing prospective application of a new rule where, inter alia, inequities might arise from retroactive application
  • recognizing justifiable reliance on administrative order as basis for application of doctrine of nonretroactivity
  • setting forth the test for retrospective application of new rules of law announced in \judicial decisions\

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Judges: Stewart, Douglas

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