Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Berklund
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 30, 1978No. Civ. A. 75-0313PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUNE L. GREEN, District Judge.
Introduction
Plaintiffs in this case are two environmental organizations, National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), who are suing on behalf of their members. Defendants are the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Director of the United States Geological Survey. Intervening defendants are Utah Power and Light Company and Chaco Energy Company.
Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment (1) that the Secretary has discretion under section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, 30…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- National Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Katherine Jeffries v. Georgia Residential Finance Authority, Harriet J. MacKlin Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Montana Coalition for Stream Access, Inc. v. CurranMontana Supreme Court · 1984
- Sierra Club v. WattDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1985
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