Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
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Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission | |
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Argued November 29, 1976 Decided March 23, 1977 | |
Full case name | Atlas Roofing Company, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission |
Docket no. | 75-746 |
Citations | 430 U.S. 442 (more) |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Holding | |
The Seventh Amendment does not prevent Congress from assigning to an administrative agency the task of adjudicating violations of OSHA. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | White, joined by unanimous |
Blackmun took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution |
Atlas Roofing Company, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 430 U.S. 442 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court decision in administrative law. The decision held that the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution did not require a jury trial to enforce civil violations of a federal "public rights" statute,[1] and that such violations could instead be enforced by a Congressionally created administrative agency.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cases "at Common Law"". Justia Law. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n, 430 U.S. 442 (1977)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
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