Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

34 L. Ed. 2d 415

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1972-12-07
Topic: general

Mr. Justice White, with whom Mr. Justice Black-mun and Mr. Justice Powell join, concurring. Absent the Civil Rights Act of 1968,1 would have great difficulty in concluding that petitioners’ complaint in this case presented a case or controversy within the jurisdiction of the District Court under Art.

Mr. Justice White, with whom Mr. Justice Black-mun and Mr. Justice Powell join,

concurring.

Absent the Civil Rights Act of 1968,1 would have great difficulty in concluding that petitioners’ complaint in this case presented a case or controversy within the jurisdiction of the District Court under Art. Ill of the Constitution. But with that statute purporting to give all those who are authorized to complain to the agency the right also to sue in court, I would sustain the statute insofar as it extends standing to those in the position of the petitioners in this case. Cf. Katzenbach v. Morgan, 384 U. S. 641, 648-649 (1966); Oregon v. Mitchell, 400 U. S. 112, 240, 248-249 (1970). Consequently, I join the Court’s opinion and judgment.