Legal Opinion
Shipbuilders Council of America v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 3, 1989No. 88-5095, 88-5119PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
As plaintiffs in the district court, the Shipbuilders Council of America and the Transportation Institute sought, in 1987, a declaration that the United States Customs Service (Customs) had erred, over eighteen months earlier, in ruling that a particular “dry-docking” operation could be performed using foreign barges without violating the Shipping Act of 1920 (Jones Act). The district court, as plaintiffs requested, granted the declaratory judgment and ordered Customs to issue no further…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Autolog Corp. v. ReganCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Capital Legal Foundation v. Commodity Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. William Brock, United States Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Horizon Lines, LLC. v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- United States v. Naranjo, JoseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
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