· 12/4/1967
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Johnston
Citations
- 389 U.S. 985
- 88 S. Ct. 481
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that the “doctrine of sovereign immunity” prevented federal court “from exercising jurisdiction” even after proper removal
- quashing subpoena against EPA employees on the basis of a Touhy determination
- quashing subpoena against EPA employees on the basis of a Touhy determination
- “The assertion of state court authority to override the EPA’s Touhy regulations clearly violates the Constitution’s supremacy clause.”
- “Congress has expressly limited Administrative Procedure Act review to the federal courts . . . .”
- third-party subpoena served on federal official to testify in state-court action where federal agency was not a party to the underlying action
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