Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Fair Hearing — Right to Fair Hearing Lies in Procedure Not Correctness of Decision

Area of law: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court: Supreme Court

This draws a critical distinction between procedural fairness and substantive correctness. Fair hearing concerns the procedure—whether a party was given an opportunity to present its case—not whether the eventual decision was right or wrong. A party may receive full fair hearing yet lose the case…

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