AMREP Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
1DissentJustice White
The Federal Trade Commission ordered petitioner to cease various unfair trade practices in selling land, and required, among other things, that petitioner send all customers still under land sale contracts with it a letter disclosing that the Commission had brought an action against petitioner and explaining possible courses of action the customers might take. The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the Commission’s order over petitioner’s objection that the notification order was not within the Commission’s remedial authority under § 5 of the Federal Trade…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Amrep Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Congoleum Industries, Inc. v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Barrett Carpet Mills, Inc. And Roy C. Barrett, and the Carpet and Rug Institute, Intervenor-Petitioner v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980