Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Alaska v. United States

512 U.S. 1219

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1994-06-20
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that possible procedural lapses in collection process will not render disclosures necessary to collection wrongful
  • “Here one factor predominates to make clear that the district court acted with its discretion [in approving the settlement]. That factor is [defendant’s] financial condition.”
  • “aggregate amount of the proposed settlement and the formula for computing recoveries was all that was required”
  • “Here one factor predominates to make clear that the district court acted within its discretion [in approving the settlement]. That factor is [defendant’s] financial condition.”
  • plaintiffs established injury in fact when they alleged they were not “able to freely use the public areas” due to the presence of a cross on public land
  • APA does not waive sovereign immunity for contract claims seeking equitable relief

Citator

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.