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· 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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Judges: Souter

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