42 U.S.C. § 1715
Section 1715 · Finality of Secretarys decisions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case In re Al-Nashiri (2015)
Most recently applied in In re Al-Nashiri (June 2016)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The action of the Secretary in allowing or denying any payment under subchapter I of this chapter shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact and not subject to review by any other official of the United States or by any court by mandamus or otherwise, and the Comptroller General is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer for payments in accordance with such action.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions to Secretary of Labor, see note set out under section 1711 of this title.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Writ of mandamus abolished in United States district courts, but relief available by appropriate action or motion, see rule 81, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.