HOPSON v. KREPS

No. 79-4151.

622 F.2d 1375 (1980)

Eben HOPSON, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Juanita KREPS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wickwire, Lewis, Goldmark, Dystel & Schorr, Seattle, Wash., on brief; Charles A. Goldmark, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bruce C. Rashkow, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief; Margaret Strand, U.S. Atty., Alaska, for defendants-appellees.

Before WALLACE and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

This case presents difficult questions of statutory interpretation, justiciability, and the scope of judicial review of administrative action in foreign affairs. Hopson brought this action against the United States, the Secretary of Commerce and other government personnel and agencies (government) to challenge the validity of Department of Commerce regulations adopted pursuant to the International Whaling Convention Act of 1949. 16 U.S.C. ...

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