Supreme Court· 10/11/1948

Lichter v. United States

Citations

334 U.S. 742
68 S. Ct. 1294
92 L. Ed. 2d 1694
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2705

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upholding statute permitting government to require private parties to pay excessive profits realized during wartimeto the government
upholding statute permitting government to require private parties to pay excessive profits realized during war time to the government
upholding delegation of authority to War Department to recover “excessive profits” earned on military contracts
upholding delegation under Renegotiation Act to determine whether private parties earned “excessive profits” during wartime
upholding delegation under Renegotiation Act to determine whether private parties earned \excessive profits\ during wartime
upholding delegation under Renegotiation Act to determine whether private parties earned “excessive profits” during wartime

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Judges: Burton, Douglas, Murphy, Lichter, Alexander

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