Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Bowsher v. Merck & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 1983No. 81-1273Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partJustice Blackmun
The question before us is the proper construction of the access-to-records clauses required by law to be inserted in various Government contracts. These clauses authorize the Comptroller General to inspect any records that “directly pertain to and involve transactions relating to” the contract into which the clause was inserted. 10 U. S. C. § 2313(b); see 41 U. S. C. § 254(c) (permitting access to “directly pertinent” records “involving transactions related to” the contracts). The Court now holds that these clauses permit access to certain cost records, even when the contract is not…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Federal Bureau of Investigation v. AbramsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bristol Lab. Div. of Bristol-Myers Co. v. StaatsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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