Legal Opinion
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 18, 1981No. 79-2128PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this case is the response by the Department of Agriculture to a judicial directive to employ uniform standards in the enforcement of inspection rates in poultry processing plants. Because we find that an unusual emergency situation arose as a result of this directive, we hold that the Department possessed good cause to publish regulations that were immediately effective. Given the breadth of these regulations, however, justification did not exist for their promulgation as final and permanent regulations without…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Bishop v. FurtadoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1979
- United States v. GavrilovicCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Western Oil And Gas Association v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- American Bankers Ass'n v. National Credit Union AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999
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