Legal Opinion
United States v. Radio Corporation of America
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 15, 1942No. 793PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
The Government has moved to vacate the consent decrees which were heretofore entered in this suit pursuant to formal written stipulations of the parties. The motion is based upon the sole ground that in the opinion of the Department of Justice the decrees do not now promote the public interest. The motion is vigorously opposed by the defendants. It presents the question whether a consent decree may be vacated solely upon the ground stated and without proof of any change in circumstances since its entry. A subsidiary question is whether the decrees conferred benefits upon…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Appalachian Coals, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. International Harvester Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Irvine v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Nash County Board of Education v. Biltmore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- In re Radio Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1952
- United States v. Carter Products, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
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