Legal Opinion

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 19, 1990No. Nos. 86-1646, 89-1278PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PETITION FOR REVIEW OF ORDERS OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

WALD, Chief Judge:

Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI”)1 and Consumer Alert2 petitioned this court for review of orders of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) lowering the minimum Corporate Average Fuel Economy (“CAFE”) standards for passenger cars manufactured in model years (“MYs”) 1987, 1988, and 1989.3 The NHTSA orders amend the CAFE standards by reducing them from 27.5 miles per gallon (“mpg”) to 26 mpg for MYs 1987-88, and to 26.5 mpg for MY 1989.4 Petitioners claim that in…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  2. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Foundation on Economic Trends v. Richard Lyng, Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  2. Friends of Tilden Park, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Citizens to End Animal Suffering & Exploitation, Inc. v. New England AquariumDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1993
  4. Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation v. BabbittDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 1997
  5. Trawler Diane Marie, Inc. v. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1995

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