Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Froehlke
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 27, 1986No. Civ. A. 71-H-983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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I BACKGROUND OF THE LITIGATION.............................1217
II FACTUAL OVERVIEW AND COURT RATIONALE FOR DENYING DEFENDANTS’ PRAYER FOR RELIEF ............................1218
III THE CONTENTIONS OF THE CORPS .............................1220
A. Corps Actions to 1983—
Congressional Action 1983 ................................... 1221
B. Corps Actions 1983-1985.......................................1221
C. Congressional Action 1985 ..................................... 1222
IV FUNCTION OF THE MULTIPLE ACTORS.........................1222
A. Court Role — Standard of Review…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sierra Club v. FroehlkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Sierra Club v. FroehlkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987