Legal Opinion
North Slope Borough v. Andrus
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 9, 1980No. Nos. 80-1148, 80-1150, 80-1151, 80-1164, 80-1169, 80-1184 and 80-1190 to 80-1192PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge-
Plaintiffs, who represent collectively environmental organizations and native Alaskans, brought actions in district court to enjoin the Secretary of Interior from carrying out a lease sale of federal properties with oil and gas potential off the north coast of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea. The district court held that the Secretary failed to comply with certain requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)1 and the Endangered Species Act (ESA),2 though ruling for the government on all other statutory…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by100 opinions
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