United States ex rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy

United States ex rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy
Argued February 2, 1954
Decided March 15, 1954
Full case name United States ex rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy
Citations 347 U.S. 260 (more)
Holding
Administrative agencies are obliged to follow their own regulations.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · Sherman Minton

United States ex rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy, 347 U.S. 260 (1954),[1] is a landmark United States Supreme Court case, in administrative law, in which the Court held that administrative agencies are obliged to follow their own regulations.[2] Under the Accardi Doctrine, agencies which do not follow their own regulations or procedures run the risk of having their actions invalidated if challenged in court.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "UNITED STATES ex rel. ACCARDI v. SHAUGHNESSY. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute". Law.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  2. ↑ "Accardi Doctrine Law & Legal Definition". Definitions.uslegal.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  3. ↑ Rotinsulu v. Mukasey, 515 F.3d 68, 72 (1st Cir. 2008)
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