National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. (1985)
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Frank Hoffman, Etc. v. City of Warwick, Renauld Langlois, Etc. v. City of East Providence (1990)
See National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 , 105 S.Ct. 1441, 1451-52 , 84 L.Ed.2d 432 (1985) (“[AJbsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that ‘a law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.’ ”).
“[AJbsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that ‘a law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.’ ”
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Colon De Mejias v. Lamont (2020)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985) (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ., 302 U.S. 74, 79 (1937)).
quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ., 302 U.S. 74, 79 (1937)
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Natl Horsemen's Benevolent v. Black (2026)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 454 (1985) (observing “Congress established the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a private, for-profit corporation that has come to be known as Amtrak”).
observing “Congress established the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a private, for-profit corporation that has come to be known as Amtrak”
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Natl Horsemen's Benevolent v. Black (2024)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 454 (1985) (observing “Congress established the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a private, for-profit corporation that has come to be known as Amtrak”).
observing “Congress established the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a private, for-profit corporation that has come to be known as Amtrak”
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AFSCME Maryland Council 3 v. State of Maryland (2023)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985) (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ. of Chi., 302 U.S. 74, 78 (1937)).
quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ. of Chi., 302 U.S. 74, 78 (1937)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 454 (1985), “not a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government,” 49 U.S.C. § 24301 (a)(3).
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Milwaukee Police Association v. City of Milwaukee (2017)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985)).
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Daniel Minnema v. Percy Pitzer (1998)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 , 105 S.Ct. 1441 , 84 L.Ed.2d 432 (1985) ("[A]bsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that a 'law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.' ") (citations omitted). 9 Accordingly, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court. * After an examination of the briefs and record, we…
"[A]bsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that a 'law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.' "
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 , 105 S. Ct. 1441, 1451-52 , 84 L.
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City of Manchester v. Bellenoit (2024)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985)); see also Am.
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Atlanta Metro Leasing, Inc v. City of Atlanta (2020)
Co., 470 U. S. 451, 466 (II) (A) ( 105 SCt 1441 , 84 LE2d 432) (1985).
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Indiana Municipal Power Agency v. United States (2021)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985).
Id. at 468-69 (determining that the Government would not have “shed this vitally important governmental power with so little concern for what it would receive in exchange”).
determining that the Government would not have “shed this vitally important governmental power with so little concern for what it would receive in exchange”
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Statesman Savings Holding Corp. v. United States (1992)
Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., 470 U.S. 451, 466 , 105 S.Ct. 1441, 1451 , 84 L.Ed.2d 432 (1985) (“[T]he principal function for the legislature is not to make contracts, but to make laws that establish the policy of the state.”).
“[T]he principal function for the legislature is not to make contracts, but to make laws that establish the policy of the state.”
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American Medical Ass'n v. Bowen (1987)
Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka Co., 470 U.S. 451 , 105 S.Ct. 1441, 1457 , 84 L.Ed.2d 432 (1985) (“Under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, Congress remained free to ‘adjust the burdens and benefits of economic life,’ as long as it did so in a manner that was neither arbitrary nor irrational, [citations omitted]”).
“Under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, Congress remained free to ‘adjust the burdens and benefits of economic life,’ as long as it did so in a manner that was neither arbitrary nor irrational, [citations omitted]”
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BNSF Railway Company v. Magin (2024)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 454 (1985).
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Boyd v. United States (2023)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985)).
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Lake v. State Health Plan for Tchrs. and State Emps. (2022)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985)).
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Lake v. State Health Plan for Tchrs. & State Emps. (2022)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985)).
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Manning v. Martin County, North Carolina (2022)
Passenger Corp. v. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985).
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Fitch v. State of Maryland (2021)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985) (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ. of City of Chicago, 302 U.S. 74, 78 (1937)); see also Indiana ex rel.
quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ. of City of Chicago, 302 U.S. 74, 78 (1937)
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Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (2021)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 454 (1985).
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McKee Family I, LLC v. City of Fitchburg (2017)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985).
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Proksa v. Arizona State Schools for Deaf & the Blind (2003)
Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa, Fe Ry., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 , 105 S.Ct. 1441 , 84 L.Ed.2d 432 (1985) (“[Ajbsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that ‘a law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.’ ”) (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ., 302 U.S. 74, 79 , 58 S.Ct. 98 , 82 L.Ed. 57 (1937)); …
“[Ajbsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that ‘a law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.’ ”
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 473, n.27 (1985)).
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Gustavo Bojorquez, etc. v. State of Florida (2025)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466-67 (1985) (“[A]bsent an adequate expression of an actual intent of the State to bind itself, this Court simply will not lightly construe that which is undoubtedly a scheme of public regulation to be, in addition, a private contract to which the State is a party.” (internal quotations and citation omitted)).
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White v. United States (2025)
National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985) (citation omitted).
citation omitted
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Fitch v. State of Maryland (2023)
Jd. at 150 (quoting Atchison, 470 U.S. at 466, 470 ).
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Schneiter v. United States (2022)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985))), rev’d on other grounds sub nom.
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Calapristi v. United States (2021)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985).
Co., 470 U.S. at 466 (emphasis in original) (quoting Indiana ex rel.
emphasis in original
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VEPCO v. SCC (2021)
Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., 470 U.S. 451, 469 (1985); Energy Rsrvs.
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Evergreen Marine Ltd v. United States (2021)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985)).
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Wildgrass Oil and Gas Committee v. State of Colorado (2020)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 451 (1985).
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Industrial Supplies, LLC v. United States (2019)
Co., 470 U.S. 451,465-66 (1985) (noting that statutes do not create contractual rights absent a clear indication of intent).
noting that statutes do not create contractual rights absent a clear indication of intent
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Maine Community Health Options v. United States (2019)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985) (citations omitted) (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ., 302 U.S. 74, 79 (1937)); accord Moda 21 The difference between unilateral and bilateral contracts was explained in the Restatement (First) of Contracts: “A unilateral contract is one in which no promisor receives a promise as consideration for his promise.
citations omitted
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Maine Community Health Options v. United States (2019)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985) (citations omitted) (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ., 302 U.S. 74, 79 (1937)); accord Moda Health Plan, 892 F.3d at 1329 ; Brooks v. Dunlop Mfg.
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Community Health Choice, Inc. v. United States (2019)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985) (citations omitted) (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ., 302 U.S. 74, 79 (1937)); accord Moda Health Plan, 892 F.3d at 1329 ; Brooks v. Dunlop Mfg.
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Broughton v. United States (2018)
Co., 470 U.S. 451,465-66 (1985) ("[A]bsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that'a law is not intended to create private contactw or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.' This well- established presumption is grounded in the elementary proposition that the principal function of a legislature is not to make contracts, but to make laws that estab…
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Feiss, M.D. v. United States (2018)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 (1985)); Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States, 130 Fed.
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985).
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American Bankers Association v. United States (2017)
Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., 470 U.S. 451, 467 (1985) (“Legislation outlining the terms on which . . . parties may execute contracts does not on its own constitute a statutory contract, but is instead an articulated policy that, like all statutory policies, is subject to revision or repeal.”).
“Legislation outlining the terms on which . . . parties may execute contracts does not on its own constitute a statutory contract, but is instead an articulated policy that, like all statutory policies, is subject to revision or repeal.”
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DONNA PLATT VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM(PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM) (2017)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 , 105 S. Ct. 1441, 1451 , 84 L.
requiring courts adjudicating Federal Contracts Clause claims not presume that a statute creates private contract rights unless "some clear indication" establishes the intent to do so
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Boswell v. City of Chicago (2017)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985)).
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Boswell v. City of Chicago (2016)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985)).
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Leff v. Clark County School District (2016)
Passenger Corp., the Supreme Court found “absolutely no congressional intention” to have the United States enter into private contractual agreement with railroads where the Act did not explicitly speak of a contract between the United States and the railroads, and “did not in any respect provide for the execution of a written contract on behalf of the United States.” Id at 467, 105 S.Ct. 1441 (emphasis in original).
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North Carolina Ass'n of Educators, Inc. v. State (2016)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 , 105 S. Ct. 1441, 1451 , 84 L.
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NCAE v. State (2016)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 , 105 S. Ct. 1441, 1451 , 84 L.
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Jones v. Municipal Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund (2016)
Co., 470 U.S. 451, 466 (1985).
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Proksa v. STATE SCHOOLS FOR DEAF AND BLIND (2003)
Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., 470 U.S. 451, 465-66 , 105 S.Ct. 1441 , 84 L.Ed.2d 432 (1985) ("[A]bsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that `a law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.'") (quoting Dodge v. Bd. of Educ., 302 U.S. 74, 79 , 58 S.Ct. 98 , 82 L.Ed. 57 (1937)); US…
"[A]bsent some clear indication that the legislature intends to bind itself contractually, the presumption is that `a law is not intended to create private contractual or vested rights but merely declares a policy to be pursued until the legislature shall ordain otherwise.'"