Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Compagnie De Saint-Gobain-Pont-A-Mousson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 17, 1980No. 78-2160PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
Opinion concurring filed by Circuit Judge McGOWAN. *1304WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
This case addresses a narrow issue of broad international consequence: did Congress expressly or impliedly authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) to serve its investigatory subpoenas directly upon citizens of other countries by means of registered mail? Although on the surface this question appears to rest solely upon statutory interpretation, our answer to it is primarily guided by our recognition of established and fundamental principles of…
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