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Heckler V. Chaney
''Heckler v. Chaney'', 470 U.S. 821 (1985), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that a Agency of the United States government, federal agency's decision to not take an enforcement action is presumptively Judicial review, unreviewable by the courts under section 701(a)(2) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The case arose out of a petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a group of death row inmates, who sought to have the agency act against states' plans to execute them by lethal injection. The FDA declined to interfere, a decision the inmates appealed unsuccessfully to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, District Court for the District of Columbia. On further review, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the FDA's action was reviewable and that its denial was "arbitrary and capricious". The Supreme Court unanimously reversed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret M
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Indo-Iranian languages, Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the List of most popular given names, 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge (given name), Madge, Daisy (given name), Daisy, Margarete, Marge, Margo (given name), Margo, Margie, Marjorie, Meg, Megan, Rita (given name), Rita, Greta (given name), Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy (given name), Peggy. Name variants Full name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
