Legal Opinion
The Humane Society of the United States v. Environmental Protection Agency, Lee M. Thomas, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 2, 1986No. 83-2336PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Chief Judge:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded permits under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act 1 to the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, and to the University of California at Davis, authorizing experimental uses of the chemical sodium fluoroacetate. Petitioner, the Humane Society of the United States, asserts that EPA exceeded its statutory authority in doing so. 2 Before addressing that claim, however, we must consider whether…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Muskrat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Reckitt Benckiser Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Defenders of Wildlife v. JacksonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- United Farm Workers of America v. Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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