Legal Opinion
California v. Watt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1982No. Nos. 81-5699 to 81-5701, 81-5811 to 81-5815, 81-5720 and 81-5822PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns a dispute over the proposed sale by the United States Department of Interior of leases to drill for and extract oil and gas in the outer continental shelf (OCS) off the coast of California.
Plaintiffs below were the State of California and various agencies within the state. Intervening as plaintiffs were various cities and counties in California (hereafter “local governments”). Plaintiffs in a companion case, which was consolidated with this one, were the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, Friends of the Sea…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Secretary of the Interior v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Friends of the Clearwater v. DombeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Sierra Club v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. James G. Watt, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. James G. Watt, Atlantic Richfield Company, Intervenor-DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Jones v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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