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· 1/17/1978

Jacob Adams v. Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State

Citations

  • 570 F.2d 950
  • 187 U.S. App. D.C. 41

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that application of injunctive-relief standards changes where core concerns of the executive branch are at stake
  • stating that even “directing action by the Secretary of State in foreign affairs” constitutes an irreversible “intrusion” on “the core concerns of the executive branch”
  • “The grant of a temporary restraining order under Rule 65(b), Fed. R. Civ. P., is generally not appealable.”
  • court need not rule on a jurisdictional question when the issue is difficult and inadequately presented in the record or briefing and the merits are clearly against the party seeking to invoke jurisdiction
  • \request for an order directing action by the Secretary of State in foreign affairs\
  • court need not rule on a jurisdictional question when the issue is difficult and inadequately presented in the record or briefing and the merits are clearly against the party seeking to invoke jurisdiction

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Judges: Leventhal, Per Curiam, Robinson, Wilkey

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