Legal Opinion
Alaska Public Easement Defense Fund v. Andrus
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided August 19, 1977No. Civ. A75-204, A77-16, and A77-17PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
von der HEYDT, Chief Judge.
These causes come before the court on various motions for summary judgment. 1 The motions present to the court the issue of the scope of the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reserve easements upon lands to be patented to Native corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 2 43 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. (hereinafter ANCSA or Act).
The ANCSA was passed in 1971 to provide a fair and just settlement of all claims by Natives and Native groups of Alaska, based on aboriginal land claims. 43 U.S.C. § 1601(a). The settlement…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bryan v. Itasca CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State of Alaska v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Cook Inlet Region, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Hakala v. Atxam Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 1988
- MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, Inc. v. Central National Insurance Co. of OmahaDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1991
- Aguilar v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1979
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