Legal Opinion
Massachusetts v. Andrus
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 20, 1979No. Nos. 78-1036, 78-1037PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and various conservation groups filed suit in the district court on January 19, 1978, seeking to enjoin the Secretary of the Interior from proceeding with the proposed sale of leaseholds in the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England, styled OCS Sale No. 42. The Secretary had scheduled the opening of bids to take place on January 31. At the end of the day on Saturday, January 28, 1978, after three days of hearings, the district court issued a preliminary injunction forbidding the Secretary from taking further…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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