Legal Opinion

Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 2, 1986No. 85-1032PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.

Concurring opinion filed by Chief Judge WALD.

SCALIA, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., challenges the Federal Trade Commission’s “Used Car Rule,” a Trade Regulation Rule governing the sale of used motor vehicles. See 16 C.F.R. Part 455 (1986). Petitioner objects to the Commission’s decision to omit from the final rule the so-called “known-defects provision,” which would have required used-car dealers to list on the window sticker affixed to any used car offered for sale the presence of certain mechanical defects of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for BroadcastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by11 opinions

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