Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Bevan v. Trustees of Penn Central Transportation Co.
Bevan v. Trs. of Penn Cent. Transp. Co., 415 U.S. 951 (1974)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1974-02-25
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- 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”
- unexpected absence of two prosecution witnesses
Citator
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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions.Reported below: 484 F. 2d 1300.