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Argument preview: Where a federal statute is silent, do third-party beneficiaries of a government contract have a right to sue?

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On January 19, in Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County, the Court will hear oral argument regarding whether federal courts can confer a private right of action for breach of contract on third-party beneficiaries of a government contract when the statute mandating the contract does not contain an express or implied cause of action.  Linda S. Mullenix, the Morris & Rita Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, previews the case for the American Bar Associations PREVIEW of U.S. Supreme Court Cases; the ABA has generously agreed to share some of its previews which are authored by practitioners and scholars in the field with SCOTUSblog.  You can read Professor Mullenix’s preview here; PREVIEWs website is here.

Cases: Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County

Recommended Citation: Adam Schlossman, Argument preview: Where a federal statute is silent, do third-party beneficiaries of a government contract have a right to sue?, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 18, 2011, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2011/01/argument-preview-where-a-federal-statute-is-silent-do-third-party-beneficiaries-of-a-government-contract-have-a-right-to-sue/