United States v. Pungitore

How courts have described this case

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• upholding FTC authority to promulgate substantive rules under § 6(g) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 46(g) (1976)
• upholding FTC authority to promulgate substantive rules under § 6(g) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 46(g) (1976)
• defendant’s lawyer entitled to suggest to witness and witness’s counsel that witness might want to exercise Fifth Amendment privilege
• subsequent grant of congressional authority does not prove agency’s prior lack of authority; “it is equally possible that Congress granted the power out of uncertainty, understandable caution, and a desire to avoid litigation”
• subsequent grant of congressional authority does not prove agency’s prior lack of authority; “it is equally possible that Congress granted the power out of uncertainty, understandable caution, and a desire to avoid litigation”
• unexpected absence of two prosecution witnesses

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