Franklin_v._Massachusetts
Franklin v. Massachusetts
1992 United States Supreme Court case
Franklin v. Massachusetts, 505 U.S. 788 (1992), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the 1990 Census. It is most notable in U.S. administrative law for its holding that the Administrative Procedure Act does not authorize statutory review of actions delegated by Congress to the president of the United States.[1]
Even beyond the Census, this includes many important delegations to the president by Congress, especially powers relating to war, national emergencies, immigration, trade, and federal lands.[2]
Section 704 allows judicial review of "final agency action," but the Court held that the President does not count as an agency as defined in sections and , which do not explicitly mention the President.