Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Havasupai Tribe v. United States

Havasupai Tribe v. United States, 503 U.S. 959 (1992)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1992-03-30
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

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  • epileptic taking anticon-vulsant medicine is not otherwise qualified to drive commercial vehicles even though risk may be small
  • denial of waiver of safety regulation allegedly in contravention of the Rehabilitation Act did not fall within APA’s discretionary exception to judicial review
  • DOT was entitled to rely on blanket prohibition in task force report without individual inquiry into particular driver's circumstances
  • “[i]t is equally clear that the federal government is not obligated to provide particular services or benefits, nor to. undertake any specific fiduciary responsibilities in the absence of a specific provision in a treaty, agreement, executive order, or statute”

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.