Legal Opinion
Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 2008No. 07-71457, 07-71989, 07-72183PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge D.W. Nelson; Dissent by Judge Bea
OPINION
D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Petitioners are six organizations that support environmental conservation, indigenous communities, and wildlife populations of Northern Alaska. They challenge the Minerals Management Service’s (“MMS”) approval of an exploration plan submitted by Shell Offshore Inc. (“Shell”). Shell seeks to drill multiple offshore exploratory oil wells over a three-year period in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea.
Petitioners challenge the agency’s action under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Stone v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. BlackwoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Alaska Wilderness League v. Sally JewellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Native Village of Point Hope v. SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Alaska Wilderness League v. KempthorneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Defenders of Wildlife v. HallDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2011
- Alaska Wilderness League v. KempthorneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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