Legal Opinion

Bannercraft Clothing Co. v. Renegotiation Board

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 6, 1972No. Nos. 24685, 24778 and 71-1025PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated appeals present important questions, unresolved in this jurisdiction,1 as to the remedial powers of District Courts under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1970). The three appellees in these cases are each Government contractors subject to the Renegotiation Act of 1951, 50 U.S.C.App. §§ 1211-1233 (1970), an elaborate statutory scheme designed to recoup excessive profits made by those doing business with the Government. During the renegotiation process, each appellee filed with the Renegotiation Board a proper request for…

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2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Leedom v. KyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Nassar Afshar v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  3. Veronica Lewis, Individually Etc., Naomi Barry Pottinger, Individually, Etc., Vincent Lewis, Daisy Llewellyn, and Margaret Clark, Individually, Etc. v. S. S. Baune, in the Matter of Skibs A/s Baumare and Torvald Klaveness, as Owner Andmanaging Owner of the S/s Baune, Petitioning for Exoneration From or Limitationof Liability v. Phyllis Hoyt, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. National Cable Television Association, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Washington Research Project, Inc. v. Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974

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