· 5/3/1971
McMillan v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n
Citations
- 402 U.S. 936
- 91 S. Ct. 1620
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a change in the state parole authority’s interpretation of the relevant eligibility provisions was within the reach of the clause because “[a]bsent a court pronouncement on the matter” the agency interpretation had “the force and effect of law”
- but cited in Warden v. Marrerro, 417 U.S. 653, 663, 94 S.Ct. 2532, 41 L.Ed.2d 383 (1974)
- a state parole authority’s change in the interpretation of a parole eligibility provision is subject to ex post facto constraints because the agency’s interpretation had the effect of law
- change in administrative interpretation of parole statute
- change in administrative interpretation of parole statute
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Judges: Douglas, Noted, Should
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