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Supreme Court· 11/10/1952

Sanford v. Kepner

Citations

  • 344 U.S. 13
  • 73 S. Ct. 75
  • 97 L. Ed. 2d 12
  • 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2785
  • 95 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 169
  • 97 L. Ed. 12

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that this Court had \usurped an administrative function\ in deciding that a license should be issued by the FPC without the conditions attached to it by the agency
  • holding that this Court had “usurped an administrative function” in deciding that a license should be issued by the FPC without the conditions attached to it by the agency
  • the lower court intruded on an administrative function in ordering the agency to strike an unlawful section of a license
  • “[T]he function of the reviewing court ends when an error of law is laid bare. At that point the matter once more goes to the [agency] for reconsideration”
  • “[T]he function of the reviewing court ends when an error of law is laid bare. At that point the matter once more goes to the Commission for reconsideration.”
  • “[T]he function of the reviewing court ends when an error of law is laid bare. At that point the matter once more goes to the [Agency] for reconsideration.”

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Judges: Black

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