Legal Opinion
Douglas McKay Secretary of the Interior v. L. C. Wahlenmaier
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 1955No. 12273PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents questions concerning the power and duty of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the issuance and cancellation of oil and gas leases on public lands. In considering them, the various provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, 1 which govern such matters, should be first reviewed, together with implementing regulations.
When the Secretary of the Interior decides to lease for oil and gas purposes public lands which are not within any known geological structure of a producing oil and gas field, he is required by law to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
- Shepley v. CowanSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by56 opinions
- United States v. Clark Eugene HeffnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Mary L. Brandt and Natalie Z. Shell v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Robert v. Ferry v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior, Autrice Copeland Freeman v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- City of Chicago v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- The Elmo Division of Drive-X Company, Inc. v. Paul Rand Dixon, the Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
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