Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 29, 1988No. 84-5743, 84-5744, 84-5757, 84-5772 to 84-5774, 84-5788, 84-5912 to 84-5926, 85-5001, 85-5002, 85-5132 to 85-5137, 85-5748, 85-5905, 85-5951 to 85-5953 and 85-5961PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD, Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG, and Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Introduction. 701
II. Standing. 703
A. The History of the Standing Issue in this Case. 703
B. A Brief Overview of Standing Doctrine. 703
C. NWF’s Standing on Particular Issues. 706
1. Issues where the Secretary has Eliminated Minimum National Environmental Standards (Four Issues). 706
2. Issues where the Challenge to Standing Focuses on the Adequacy of Affidavits (Fourteen Issues).709
a. Federal Lands.711
b. Off-Site Facilities.712
c. Host Soils.713
d. Prime Farmland…
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