OKC Corp. v. Williams

declining to reach constitutional issues because SEC did not obtain materials by improper means | provision of Energy and Water Development Act authorizing Tennessee Valley Authority to impound Tellico River notwithstanding requirements of Endangered Species Act or "any other law" | government decision to flood tribal lands for reservoir did not infringe on Cherokee Tribe’s First Amendment rights | the fact that Cherokees have no written creeds or houses of worship are of little import when construing the individual beliefs-of the plaintiffs religion | although trial court failed to inquire and waiver letter from Oteri & Weinberg inadequate, prejudice not likely | Where Mississippi statute did not provide damages for retaliatory firing, this Court had to “decide [the] issue as we believe a Mississippi court would decide it.” (citation omitted) | “An amendment to an existing statute is not an acknowl-edgement by Congress that the original statute is invalid. It is a common and customary legislative procedure to enact amendments strengthening and clarifying existing laws.” | provision of Energy and Water Development Act authorizing Tennessee Valley Authority to impound Tellico River notwithstanding requirements of Endangered Species Act or “any other law” | Where Mississippi statute did not provide damages for retaliatory firing, this Court had to "decide [the] issue as we believe a Mississippi court would decide it." (citation omitted) | elements required under Texas law