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Supreme Court· 11/13/1967

Will v. United States

Citations

  • 389 U.S. 90
  • 88 S. Ct. 269
  • 19 L. Ed. 2d 305
  • 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2931
  • 20 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5743

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that the writ of mandamus is one of “the most potent weapons in the judicial arsenal”
  • acknowledging that \only exceptional circumstances amounting to a judicial `usurpation of power' will justify the invocation of\ the writ of mandamus, an \extraordinary remedy\
  • acknowledging that “only exceptional circumstances amounting to a judicial ‘usurpation of power’ will justify the invocation of’ the writ of mandamus, an “extraordinary remedy”
  • acknowledging that \only exceptional circumstances amounting to a judicial ‘usurpation of power’ will justify the invocation of\ the writ of mandamus, an \extraordinary remedy\
  • stating that \these aims lay at the core of this Court's decisions\ in La Buy v. Howes Leather Co., 352 U.S. 249, 77 S.Ct. 309, 1 L.Ed.2d 290 (1957), and Schlagenhauf
  • stating that “these aims lay at the core of this Court’s decisions” in La Buy v. Howes Leather Co., 352 U.S. 249, 77 S.Ct. 309, 1 L.Ed.2d 290 (1957), and Schlagenhauf

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Judges: Warren, Black, Marshall

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Cites

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