· 6/7/1993
United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.
Citations
- 508 U.S. 439
- 113 S. Ct. 2173
- 124 L. Ed. 2d 402
- 1993 U.S. LEXIS 3863
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- holding that this court had authority, after ordering supplemental briefing, to decide the validity of a statutory section despite the parties' failure to dispute it
- holding that this court had authority, after ordering supplemental briefing, to decide the validity of a statutory section despite the parties’ failure to dispute it
- holding that a statute's punctuation may be disregarded where necessary to enforce congressional intent, and concluding that the quotation marks there at issue were misplaced
- holding that a court renders an advisory opinion when there is no justiciable case or controversy under Article III
- holding that “the Court of Appeals acted without any impropriety in refusing to accept what in effect was a stipulation on a question of law”
- holding that parties may not, “by agreeing on the legal issue presented,” prevent a court from considering the validity of the law governing the case
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