Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
1977 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Quick Facts Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Argued November 29, 1976 Decided March 23, 1977 ...
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. | |
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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 |
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