Legal Opinion
Eben Hopson, Sr. v. Juanita Kreps
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1980No. 79-4151PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
This case presents difficult questions of statutory interpretation, justiciability, and the scope of judicial review of administrative action in foreign affairs. Hopson brought this action against the United States, the Secretary of Commerce and other government personnel and agencies (government) to challenge the validity of Department of Commerce regulations adopted pursuant to the International Whaling Convention Act of 1949. 16 U.S.C. §§ 916-9167. The district court dismissed the action as presenting a non-justiciable political question. Hopson v. Kreps, 462 F.Supp.…
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